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Research on Engineering Design Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-3131: DO STUDENTS DREAM BEYOND LEDS? INNOVATIVEQUALITIES OF IDEAS GENERATED BY FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERINGSTUDENTSNicholas D. Fila, Purdue University Nicholas D. Fila is a doctoral student and graduate research assistant in the School of Engineering Educa- tion at Purdue University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Illinois. He has published conference papers on cooperative learning and team innovation. His research focuses on teamwork, innovation, and laboratory education.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

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Minorities in Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Jianjun Yin, Jackson State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2012-5454: ENHANCING STUDENTS’ HIGHER-ORDER SKILLS THROUGHCOMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING USING SCAFFOLDING FOR CRE-ATIVE PROBLEM SOLVINGProf. Wei Zheng, Jackson State University Dr. Wei Zheng is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Jackson State University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001 and has over10-year industrial experience. Since becoming a faculty member at JSU in 2005, he has made continuous efforts to integrate emerging technologies and cognitive skill development into engineering curriculum.Dr. Jianjun Yin, Jackson State University Jianjun Yin, Ph.D is a professor of education in the College of Education at Jackson State University. His

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Pedagogical Approaches for Software Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clifton L. Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

summarizescurrent progress and plans for the NSF project. Finally, it discusses student reactions, lessonslearned, and future directions.IntroductionTo improve student learning, enthusiasm, and retention, especially in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) areas, educators have developed a wide variety of activelearning approaches to engage students, enhance learning, and emphasize attitudes and skills inaddition to knowledge; a few reports are summarized below. Baldwin2 described experiences,benefits, and pitfalls with discovery learning, which broadly refers to learning through self-teaching. McConnell17 discussed active and collaborative learning (ACL), a set of ACLactivities, associated risks and ways of addressing them

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Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

AC 2012-3638: SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CLASSES CAN BE FUN: WHATFACULTY CAN DO TO KEEP STUDENTS ENGAGEDDr. Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University Adeel Khalid, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of systems engineering, Southern Polytechnic State Univer- sity. Office: 678-915-7241; Fax: 678-915-5527; Web: http://www.spsu.edu/akhalid. Page 25.1229.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Systems Engineering Classes Can Be Fun – What Faculty Can Do To Keep Students EngagedAbstractActive learning techniques have been studied and applied successfully in

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sinead C. Mac Namara, Syracuse University; James K. Guest, Johns Hopkins University

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Architectural

isintended to improve conceptual intuition about structures by exposing students to astructural form finding method that finds the optimal form to resist a given set of loads.Traditional engineering education is largely concerned with teaching the normative caseand students rarely engage with contemporary practice or new innovative technologies.Architecture education, by contrast consciously studies contemporary practice andstudents are very aware of new technologies and methods that are in vogue. As such,architecture is a very good testing ground for the computational design tool of topologyoptimization, which is currently undergoing growth across many engineering disciplines. 2.2 Topology OptimzationTopology optimization is a free-form

Conference Session

Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judith A. Sunderman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Raymond L. Price, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Educational Research and Methods

Engineering Edu- cation (iFoundry). The mission of iFoundry is to change radically the learning experiences of engineering students. Dr. Price was the Founding Director of the Illinois Leadership Center from 2002-2006. The Center’s mission is to encourage leadership development among Illinois students by providing opportunities to learn and then apply leadership skills. Dr. Price initiated the Technology Entrepreneur Center in 1999 to support scientist and engineering en- trepreneurs in the development and growth of new businesses. Through education, the Center prepares students to start and grow companies. Through a network of support, the Center surrounds entrepreneurs with a success environment that includes

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald L. Carr, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-4338: CHANGE IN ELEMENTARY STUDENT CONCEPTIONSOF ENGINEERING FOLLOWING AN INTERVENTION AS SEEN FROMTHE DRAW-AN-ENGINEER TESTMr. Ronald L. Carr, Purdue University Ronald Carr serves as the P-12 Engineering Education Research Fellow for the Institute for P-12 En- gineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE) in Purdue University’s School of Engineering Education. Carr is a doctoral student in the Learning Design and Technology program through the Purdue College of Education and holds a master’s degree in educational studies/gifted and talented education and a bach- elor’s degree in elementary education from Purdue. In addition to curriculum design related to problem solving and cognitive strategies, Carr’s

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Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wilhelm Alex Friess, Rochester Institute of Technology, Dubai; Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine; Dylan Connole

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International

AC 2012-3387: ENHANCING CROSS-CULTURAL INTERACTION IN COURSESWITH A LARGE COMPONENT OF VISITING STUDY ABROAD STU-DENTSDr. Alex Friess, Rochester Institute of Technology, Dubai Alex Friess holds a Ph.D. in aeronautical engineering and a B.Sc. in physics from Rensselaer Polytech- nic Institute (Troy, N.Y. 1997), and has served as Associate Professor of mechanical engineering at RIT, Dubai, since 2009. In addition to undergraduate activities, he teaches in the sustainable energy concen- tration of RIT, Dubai’s mechanical engineering master’s program. Friess’ industrial and academic career spans a variety of consulting and entrepreneurial activities in Europe, Asia, and Africa, most notably as founding faculty in

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristina M. Fields, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Tammy J. Salmon-Stephens, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Elizabeth Ann Holden, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Kim M. Lobdell P.E., KL Engineering, Inc.

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Award.Ms. Elizabeth Ann Holden, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Elizabeth Holden is a physics lecturer at the University of Wisconsin, Platteville. She has a M.S. in physics from Northern Illinois University. In addition to physics, she teaches Women in Science and Engineering and is leading a short term study abroad, the History of Science and Technology. I am currently interested in creating an engineering outreach program based around the science of dogs.Kim M. Lobdell P.E., KL Engineering, Inc. Page 25.1402.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012

Conference Session

Research in Engineering Education I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc.

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Educational Research and Methods

right data to help us evaluate the final project outcomes when the time comes, documenting why and how successful outcomes were achieved and explaining results that failed to meet our expectations? Are there things we could do now to improve that future documentation? Page 25.1068.2This paper describes how implementation evaluation can help answer those questions. It givesillustrative examples for two case studies—a three-year campus-wide NSF-ADVANCE projectto increase faculty diversity and improve departmental climates for all faculty, and a three-yearNSF-CCLI project to integrate sensor technologies into the civil engineering

Conference Session

Research in Engineering Education II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dana Denick, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aidsa I. Santiago-Román, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Natalie Barrett, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

interested in renew- able energy. Natalie received a BSME from Florida State University, a MSME from Georgia Institute of Technology, and a MBA from Indiana University. She has taught at Wentworth Institute of Technology as an Adjunct Professor. She has also worked in industry at Pratt & Whitney for several years and served in roles such as Integrated Product Team Leader and Affordability and Risk Manager for the F135 Engine Program. Page 25.1457.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Validating the diagnostic capabilities of concept inventories

Conference Session

Research on Engineering Design Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan C. Campbell, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

also conducted.1. Introduction and Related LiteratureCurrent national priorities in engineering education in the U.S., such as those advanced by ABET(formerly known as the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) and the National Page 25.616.2Academy of Engineering’s Engineer of 2020 reports [3, 4], emphasize the importance of trainingengineers to situate their work more broadly. For example, ABET requires accreditedengineering programs to have documented specific student outcomes, including the following *: (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caridad Cruz, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Lourdes Gazca, American University in Puebla, Mexico; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-4365: ENGINEERING TEACHING KITS, EXPERIMENTS, ANDDEMONSTRATIONS AS PART OF WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS TOFACILITATE LEARNING OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGMiss Caridad Cruz, Universidad de las Americas, PueblaMs. Lourdes Gazca, American University in Puebla, MexicoProf. Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla Aurelio Lopez-Malo is professor and Past Chair, Department of Chemical, Food, and Environmental En- gineering at Universidad de las Americas, Puebla, in Mexico. He teaches food science and engineering related courses. His research interests include emerging technologies for food processing, natural antimi- crobials, and active learning.Dr. Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla Enrique

Conference Session

Research in Engineering Education I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Educational Research and Methods

include socio-cultural issues in mathematics education and various equity topics in STEM fields. She has served as a Lead or Co-investigator for multiple educational research and evaluation projects. She published more than 30 articles in scholarly and professional journals world-wide and authored seven book or monograph chapters. Page 25.368.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Critical Review of Research on the Role of Social Engagement in Engineering Students’ Retention and Academic Success Sandra L. Dika and Jae Hoon Lim

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Research in Engineering Education II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nicola Wendy Sochacka, University of Georgia; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-4659: CHALLENGES TO ENSURING QUALITY IN QUALITA-TIVE RESEARCH: A PROCEDURAL VIEWDr. Joachim Walther, University of Georgia Joachim Walther is an Assistant Professor of engineering education research at the University of Geor- gia (UGA). He is Co-director of the Collaborative Lounge for Understanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), an interdisciplinary research group with members from en- gineering, art, educational psychology, and social work. His research interests span the formation of students’ professional identity, the role of reflection in engineering learning, and interpretive research methods in engineering education. He was the first international recipient of the ASEE

Conference Session

Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Mark H. Somerville, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; David E. Goldberg, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kerri Ann Green, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-3730: CREATING LOW-COST INTRINSIC MOTIVATION COURSECONVERSIONS IN A LARGE REQUIRED ENGINEERING COURSEDr. Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Geoffrey L. Herman earned his Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Illi- nois, Urbana-Champaign as a Mavis Future Faculty Fellow. He is currently a Postdoctoral rRsearcher for the Illinois Foundry for Engineering Education. His research interests include conceptual change and development in engineering students, promoting intrinsic motivation in the classroom, blended learning (integrating online teaching tools into the classroom), and intelligent tutoring systems. He is a recipient of the 2011 American Society for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Javernick-Will, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jessica Kaminsky, University of Colorado, Boulder; Cathy Leslie P.E., Engineers Without Borders - USA ; Kaitlin Litchfield, University of Colorado, Boulder

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. The National Academies ofEngineering have recognized that in order to prepare the engineer of 2020, we must firstrecognize the changing socio-technological challenges they will need to address8. Handlingthese diverse challenges calls for people with diverse perspectives working together. In additionto the benefits of diverse perspectives, the reduced size of the pool of potential STEMpractitioners reduces the ultimate number of those practitioners. This in turn reduces America'sability to compete in the global market and harms all of its citizens. Finally, social equitydemands that we discover and demolish the barriers that are systemically preventing females,minorities, and disabled people from STEM professions.By investigating student and

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education and K-12

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pablo Biswas, Texas A&M International University; Runchang Lin, Texas A&M International University; Ramesh Hanumanthgari, Texas A&M International University; Sri Bala Vojjala

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Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

Web toenhance students' learning has been recognized, and to this end a pilot web-based system hasbeen developed as an online interactive resource for the teaching and learning of anundergraduate module on Communications within the Department of Electrical Engineering andElectronics. Rüschoff and Ritter[28] discussed the current state of the art with regard to the use ofnew technologies in the classrooms. Lu and Bol[20] found that peer review has becomecommonplace in composition courses and is increasingly employed in the context oftelecommunication technology. The results of their research from both semesters showed thatstudents participating in anonymous e-peer review performed better on the writing performance taskand provided more

Conference Session

Undergraduate Recruitment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia R. Backer, San Jose State University; Rona Tamiko Halualani, San Jose State University

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Women in Engineering

authors examined datafrom student Longitudinal Assessment of Engineering Self-Efficacy (LAESE)surveys. Despitethe shrinking number of women engineering students at San José State University , the self-efficacy levels of the women engineering students were high. The authors can surmise thatwomen who choose to study engineering at SJSU feel confident in their abilities to succeed inengineering and or project such confidence given the male-dominated terrain of Engineering.A. Theoretical basis for the researchThere is little empirical research on the specific impact of cultural attitudes about gender roles ongirls’ interest and career choice in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)fields, particularly about STEM interest and career

Conference Session

Service as an Element of Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Janet L. Yowell, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel W. Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Travis O'Hair, Skyline High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

member in 2011. She was awarded NAE’s 2008 Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education.Dr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She has incorporated service-learning projects into the senior capstone design course for environmental engineering since 2001. Her engineering education research interests include sustainable engineering, ethics, and retention of female students.Dr. Daniel W. Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder Daniel W. Knight is the engineering Assessment Specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Pro

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects and Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim L. Brower, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

AC 2012-3136: USING A SYSTEMS ENGINEERING APPROACH FORSTUDENTS TO DESIGN AND BUILD LABORATORY EQUIPMENTDr. Tim L. Brower, University of Colorado, Boulder Tim L. Brower is currently the Director of the CU, Boulder, and Colorado Mesa University Mechanical Engineering Partnership program. Before becoming the Director of the partnership three years ago, he was a professor and Chair of the Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering and Technology Department at Oregon Institute of Technology. While in Oregon, he served as the Affiliate Director for Project Lead the Way - Oregon. In another life, he worked as an Aerospace Engineer with the Lockheed Martin Corporation in Denver, Colo. He is an active member of ASEE, ASME, and

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Manufacturing

AC 2012-3166: INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS OF CLASSROOM RESPONSEDEVICES IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATIONDr. George M. Graham P.E., Chattanooga State Community College George M. Graham Graham is the Director of the Wacker Institute and Department Head of Chemi- cal, Manufacturing, and Industrial & Systems Engineering Technology at Chattanooga State Community College. He was previously an Assistant Professor in the Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Technology at Tennessee Technological University. Prior to his academic appointment, he held Director, Manager, engineering, and research positions in automotive manufacturing and construction industries. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Conference Session

Improving IE Course Content

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

) established bythe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The outcomes are:1. Basic knowledge of the tools of operations research (a, e, k)2. Insight into the modeling and application of solutions to operations research problems (g, i)3. Basic knowledge of some software used for operations research modeling (e, k)In the topics “Introduction to Model Building” and “Linear Programming” (9 hours total), theLego® experiment is presented to the students in addition to the discussion of three case studiesshowing real-world implementation of linear optimization models. Later on, 9 typical linearproblems are discussed in detail. Initially, the general model for production mix is discussed andit is linked to the Lego® experiment. Next

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyed A. (Reza) Zekavat, Michigan Technological University; Cheryl Q. Li, University of New Haven; Saurav Pathak

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Electrical and Computer

conference papers, and is the author of the interdisciplinary book ”An Introduction to Electrical (EE) engineering for non-EE majors,” by Prentice Hall, Jan. 2012, and the Editor of the Handbook of Position Location - Theory, Practice and Advances, Wiley-IEEE, Oct. 2011. In addition, he has co-authored the books Multi-Carrier Technologies for Wireless Communications, Kluwer, and High Dimensional Data Analysis, VDM Verlag. He has also authored four invited chapters in different books and handbooks. He is the Founder and the Director of Wireless Positioning Lab at Michigan Tech. His research interests are space-pace power transfer, wireless communications, and positioning systems. He is the session organizer of Space-Based

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education and K-12

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eva Andrijcic, University of Virginia

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Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

. Humphrey. Teaching Engineering in the Middle Schools: The Virginia Middle School Engineering Education Initiative. Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings. FIE 2002, Boston, Massachusetts, 2002. http://fie.engrng.pitt.edu/fie2002/papers/1530.pdf3. Jeffers, A.T., A.G. Safferman, and S.I. Safferman. Understanding K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. Vol. 130, No. 95, 2004: pp. 95-108.4. Cunningham, C.M., and K. Hester. Engineering is Elementary: An Engineering and Technology Curriculum for Children. Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, 2007.5

Conference Session

Improving IE Course Content

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yosef S. Allam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Scott Sink, Ohio State University; Joseph M. Cerrato, Ohio State University; John A. Merrill, Ohio State University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

Engineering Education Inno- vation Center, the First-Year program serves approximately 1,800 students annually in courses organized to ensure student success through rigorous academics in a team-based environment. His responsibilities include operations, faculty recruiting, curriculum management, student retention, and program assess- ment. Merrill received his Ph.D. in instructional design and technology from the Ohio State University in 1985, and has an extensive background in public education, corporate training, and contract research. He has made frequent presentations at conferences held by the American Society for Engineering Edu- cation (ASEE) and its affiliate conference Frontiers in Education (FIE). He is part of

Conference Session

Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiran Zhavian; James P. Abulencia, Manhattan College

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Chemical Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

Learning”, J Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 11(4) pp421-437 2006[2] Lang, H.G., et al., “A Study of Technical Signs in Science: Implications for LexicalDatabase Development”, J Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 12(1) pp 65-79 2006[3] Marschark, M. et al., “Learning via Direct and Mediated Instruction by DeafStudents”, J Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 13(4) pp 546-561 2008[4] Santos, Carol, “New program encourages deaf to pursue engineering careers”, PurdueNews, Accessed January 10, 2012,, February 1996[5] Schock, Jaimie, “How engineering instructors adapt to the needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing students”, PRISM, January 2011[6] Lang, H., “Teaching Science, Enigneering, and Mathematics to Deaf Students: TheRole of Technology in Instruction and

Conference Session

Assessment in Graphics Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary A. Sadowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Judith A. Birchman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brandon Xavier Karcher, Purdue University

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Engineering Design Graphics

gathering data to create a concept inventory for engineering graphics. As a professor at both Purdue University and Arizona State University, Sadowski’s specialty is computer and technical graphics. She has taught a variety of courses, including CAD, web design, animation, and creative thinking. Sadowski received her B.S. from Bowling Green State University, her M.S. from The Ohio State University, and her Ph.D. from Purdue University.Prof. Judith A. Birchman, Purdue University, West Lafayette Judy Birchman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University. As a member of the Computer Graphics Department, she has taught courses in engineering graphics fundamentals, drawing

Conference Session

Developing Young Minds in Engineering: Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo-Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University

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Minorities in Engineering

project in 2004, recognizing that, although there aremany resources available to inform, motivate, fund, mentor, promote, and support minorities andwomen to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, but finding theseresources is not easy. MIND Links gathers and updates each year links to resources in anorganized manner that is useful for parents, students, professionals, academics andadministrators. Special attention is paid to provide useful resources to every stage of forming theengineer, including • Exploratory and motivational stage: K-12, enrichment activities, competitions • Preparatory: scholarships, fellowships, rankings of undergraduate and graduate engineering programs, internships

Conference Session

Assessment in Graphics Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Donal Canty, University of Limerick

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Engineering Design Graphics

literacy, Page 25.29.2numeracy and articulacy as critical aspects of educational provision. Defining graphicalcapability and ultimately its relationship with visual literacy becomes essential whendefending its position and purpose in formal education. The evolution oftechnology/engineering education from vocationalism to a design driven neo-vocationalismor even transferable education begins to blur the boundaries of the definition of a graphicallycapable person.Specifically in engineering and technology education there is a growing need to developtransferable skill. Ritz3 argues that educators and policy makers must “look beyond thedevelopment of