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Outreach Activities and Introductory Materials Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mohammad Mayy, Norfolk State University; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tanya S. David, Norfolk State University

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Materials

AC 2012-5017: THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN OUTREACH ACTIVITYINTRODUCING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO NAN-OTECHNOLOGY AND CARBON NANOTUBESTasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Tasha Zephirin is a doctoral student in the Department of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received her B.S. in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech and her research interests involve incor- porating concepts from learning theories, international and global education, and multicultural education to best advise the development of STEM education to diverse audiences across the education continuum.Mr. Mohammad Mayy, Norfolk State UniversityDr. Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West LafayetteMs. Tanya S. David, Norfolk

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Development of Manufacturing Engineering Laboratories I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Y. Chiou, Drexel University; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Bret Alan Davis

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Manufacturing

,” January 2009, www.weforum.org/pdf/climate/Green.pdf. Page 25.1136.114. Beyond Fossil Fuels: How wind, solar and hydrogen will help us end our oil addiction, Sierra, July/August 2002.5. Renewable Energy: Its physics, engineering, environmental impacts, economic & planning, by Bent Sorenson, 2nd Edition, 2000, Academic Press.6. Faruk Yildiz and Keith Coogler, “Development of a Renewable Energy course for a Technology Program,” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 20-23 in Louisville, Kentucky, 2010.7. Sustainable Energy Conversion Systems II Course, EML 4930/5930, Spring 2006

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Development of Manufacturing Engineering Laboratories I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. Kozak, University of Dayton

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Manufacturing

AC 2012-3545: A SELF-ADMINISTERED GAGE ANALYSIS INTERVEN-TION AND ASSESSMENTProf. Michael J. Kozak, University of Dayton Michael J. Kozak is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at the University of Dayton. He primarily teaches classes related to mechanical engineering technology and his main research interest is pedagogy. Page 25.101.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Self-Administered Gage Analysis Intervention and AssessmentAbstractA solo gage repeatability and reproducibility (gage r and r) study exercise was developed

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Engineering Education and Comparative Studies at Universities throughout Asia, Far East

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Jay Kutnick, University of Hong Kong; Yuen-Yan Chan, University of Hong Kong; Pok Yee Lee, University of Hong Kong

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International

and careers in HKparallels STEM-based choices in western countries at a time when there is a growing need forengineers to maintain industry and the economy. The decline in HK contrasts with: the range ofopportunities to study technology/engineering in upper levels of secondary and vocationalschools; extra-curricular opportunities offered by engineering institutions and manufacturingorganizations; and high levels of engineering interest among mainland (Chinese) and otherimmigrant students. Understanding the take-up of engineering opportunities by secondarystudents in HK must acknowledge that students are active participants in their course/careerchoices – but choice will be constrained by the organizational, pedagogic and personal

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Online Learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael E. Auer, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences; Diana Vasilica Pop; Danilo Garbi Zutin P.E., Carinthia University of Applied Sciences

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Computers in Education

leading member of numerous national and international organizations in the field of online technologies. He is Founder and Chair of the an- nual international ICL and REV conferences and Chair or member of the program committees of several international conferences and workshops. He is editor-in-chief of the International Journals of Online En- gineering (iJOE, http://www.i-joe.org/), Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET, http://www.i-jet.org/), and Interactive Mobile Technolgies (iJIM, http://www.i-jim.org/). Auer is Founding-President and CEO of the International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE) since 2006, a non-governmental organi- zation that promotes the vision of new engineering working environments

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Community Engagement in Engineering Education: Program Models

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shoba Krishnan, Santa Clara University; Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University

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Community Engagement Division

AC 2012-3801: ENGINEERING SERVICE LEARNING: CASE STUDY ONPREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE GLOBAL COMMUNITYDr. Shoba Krishnan, Santa Clara University Shoba Krishnan received her B. ech. degree from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India, in 1987, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Michigan State University, East Lansing, in 1990 and 1993, re- spectively. From 1995 to 1999, she was with the Mixed-Signal Design Group at LSI Logic Corporation, Milpitas, Calif., where she worked on high-speed data communication IC design and testing. She is an As- sociate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, Calif. Her research interests include analog and mixed-signal integrated

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamed Tawfik, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Elio Sancristobal, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Sergio Martin, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Rosario Gil, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Alberto Pesquera Martín, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Tovar Edmundo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Martin Llamas-Nistal, University of Vigo; Gabriel Diaz Orueta, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Juan Peire; Manuel Castro, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED)

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Electrical and Computer

the Industrial Engineering School of UNED. He has participated since 2002 in national and international research projects related to mobile devices, ambient intelligence, and location-based technologies, as well as in projects related to e-learning, virtual and re- mote labs, and new technologies applied to distance education. He has published more than 100 papers both in international journals and conferences, being awarded in 2009 with the Best Paper Award in the Fourth International Multi-Conference on Computing in the Global Information Technology and in 2007 with the Jean Peperstraete award for the Best Paper in the 18th Annual Conference on Innovation in Ed- ucation for Electrical and Information Engineering

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Professional Aspects of Graduate Engineering Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida; Kavitha D. Ramane, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

telecommunications industry where she worked for Lucent Technologies. Torres-Ayala was previously an Information Technology instructor. Her research interests include faculty development, scholarship of teaching and learning, graduate education, and broadening participation of underrepresented groups in engineering.Ms. Kavitha D. Ramane, Purdue University Page 25.1101.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Recommendations for Promoting Desirable Characteristics in Engineering Ph.D.s: Perspectives from Industry and AcademiaEngineering doctoral graduates often are criticized

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FPD II: Hands-on Curriculum in the First Year

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Michael Abernathy, Ohio State University; Barbara Elizabeth Carruthers, Ohio State University ; Kayla Fay Presley, Ohio State University; Paul Alan Clingan, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

Clingan, Ohio State University Engineering Education and Innovation Center Page 25.849.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Introduction of CNC Milling to First-Year Engineering Students with Interests in Nanotechnology and MicrofluidicsAbstractAn early introduction to various prototyping and production technologies is important to theeducation of engineering students [1]. As such, the skills learned in early engineering classes builda strong foundation for students that maintain their relevancy in job markets and providevaluable knowledge that can be applied in upper

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Relevance of and Models for Community Engagement in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan McCahan, University of Toronto; Holly K. Ault, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Mark R. Henderson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Annie Soisson, Tufts University

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Community Engagement Division

1988, respectively. She has worked as a Manufacturing Engineer for the Norton Com- pany and Product Development Engineer for the Olin Corporation. She is currently Associate Professor of mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Co-director of the Assistive Technology Resource Center, and Director of the Melbourne Global Project Center. In the fall of 2001, she was in- vited as the Lise Meitner Visiting Professor, Department of Design Sciences, Lund Technical University, Lund, Sweden. Her primary teaching and course development responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate-level courses in computer-aided design, mechanical design, and rehabilitation engineering. She served as the Director of

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Linking K-12 to Post-secondary

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Letrece Dillihunt, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Derrick Wayne Smith, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Phillip A. Farrington, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

well. Boylan3 provides data from theAmerican College Test (ACT) high school profile that shows the percentage of students planningto major in engineering has decreased from 8.6% in 1992 to 5.3% in 2003 which magnifiesconcerns given the rising need for engineers and the aging of the current engineering workforce.Furthermore, findings from a 2010 study by the National Research Council’s Committee onExamination of the U.S. Air Force’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(STEM) Workforce Needs in the Future and Its Strategy to Meet Those Needs indicate that “as aconsequence of inadequate educational opportunities in elementary and high school, careers inscience and engineering (S&E) become beyond the reach of students who might

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The Best of Design in Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University; Odesma Onika Dalrymple, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Nielsen L. Pereira, Western Kentucky University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Jerry-Daryl Fletcher, Morgan State University

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Design in Engineering Education

? Page 25.402.12References1. Cunningham, C.M. and K. Hester (2007). Engineering is elementary: An engineering and technology curriculum for children. In proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Honolulu, HI.2. Jordan, S. and R. Adams (2008). ...A good imagination and a pile of junk. In proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA.3. Jordan, S. and N. Pereira (2008). Design twice, build once: teaching engineering design in the classroom. In proceedings of the National Center for Engineering and Technology Education (NCETE) Conference on Research in Engineering and Technology

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Engineering Education and Comparative Studies at Universities throughout Asia, Far East

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhang Lei, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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International

51 3 Building Air Flow TechnologyF3 40027 1 17 1 of Ventilation Air ConditioningF3 40028 Engineering in High 1 17 1 Rise Buildings Ice－storageF3 40088 2 34 2 Technology Energy-savingF3 40133 1 17 1

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Service as an Element of Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Pamela Dexter, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jane Hunter, University of Arizona; James C. Baygents, University of Arizona; Michael Gerard Thompson

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-4549: EARLY ENGINEERING THROUGH SERVICE-LEARNING:ADAPTING A UNIVERSITY MODEL TO HIGH SCHOOLDr. William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette William Oakes is the Director of the EPICS Program at Purdue University, one of the founding faculty members of the School of Engineering Education, and a courtesy faculty member in mechanical engi- neering and curriculum and instruction in the College of Education. He is an Fellow of the ASEE and NSPE. He was the first engineer to win the Campus Compact Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service- learning. He was a co-recipient of the 2005 National Academy of Engineering’s Bernard Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education for his work in

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Factors Impacting Engineering Career Choices, Including Engaging Families

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juyeon Y. Kluin, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering education; quantitative and qualitativecontent analysisIntroduction Researchers from a variety of social science disciplines have long been interested instudying the ways in which parents influence their children. Thus far, their findings demonstratethat parents play a pivotal role in children‟s education.1, 2 Many societies have alsoacknowledged the importance and benefits of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) education for international leadership roles in the 21st century global economy. AmongSTEM disciplines, increasing the focus upon engineering education is a recent and growingtrend. In particular, a great number of efforts to include engineering learning in pre-kindergartenthrough 12th grade (P-12

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Laboratory Development in ECE II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2012-4115: PRACTICING NEEDS-BASED, HUMAN-CENTERED DE-SIGN FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROJECT COURSE INNOVA-TIONDr. Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University Shawn Jordan is an Assistant Professor of engineering in the College of Technology and Innovation at Arizona State University, where he teaches junior- and senior-level project-based electrical engineering courses.Mr. Micah Lande, Arizona State University Micah Lande is an Assistant Professor of engineering in the College of Technology and Innovation at Arizona State University, where he teaches undergraduate, human-centered design-focused, project-based engineering courses

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Engineering Education and Comparative Studies at Universities throughout Asia, Far East

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rajarajan Subramanian, Maryland State Highway Administration; Thavavigna Thanikachalam, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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International

AC 2012-4620: CIVIL ENGINEERING EDUCATION AT THE ANNA UNI-VERSITY, INDIA, AND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDADr. Rajarajan Subramanian, Maryland State Highway Administration Rajarajan Subramanian is currently working as a Transportation Engineer at Maryland State Highway Administration. He earned his Ph.D. and master’s degree in engineering from the Department of Civil & Costal Engineering, University of Florida. He has 20 years of experience with government, academia and industry. He was a Senior Lecturer at Annamalai University, India, teaching civil engineering for nine years. He also worked in Linton Institute of Technology as a Senior Lecturer in Ipoh, Malaysia, for three years. In Watertown, Mass., he

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Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David C. Che, Geneva College; David Allen Clark, Geneva College; David W. Shaw, Geneva College; James S. Gidley, Geneva College

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-3714: LESSONS LEARNED FROM STARTING AN SAE BAJAPROGRAM IN A SMALL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGEDr. David Che, Geneva College David Che has been an Associate Professor of mechanical engineering at Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Penn., since 2008. He currently is also the Director of the Pinkerton Center for Technology Development at Geneva College. He received his B.S.E in precision engineering from Harbin Institute of Technol- ogy, P. R. China, his M.S in mechanical engineering from Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, and Ph.D in mechanical engineering from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. He worked as a se- nior research/project engineer at General Motors Corporation from 1997-2005. He also served as

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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

research includes design of Micro Air Vehicles, development of innovative design methodolo- gies, and enhancement of engineering education. Jensen has authored approximately 100 papers and has been awarded more than $2.5 million of research grants.Prof. Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin Kristin L. Wood is currently a professor, Head of Pillar, and Co-director of the International Design Center (IDC) at Singapore University of Technology and 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

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The Best of Design in Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scarlett R. Miller, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Brian P. Bailey, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Alex Kirlik, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Design in Engineering Education

-Champaign. His research interests include creativity support tools, attention management systems, and, more generally, improving interactions between people and technology. Bailey received the NSF CAREER award in 2007 for his research in the area of human-computer interaction.Prof. Alex Kirlik, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Page 25.1366.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Towards the Development of an Objective Assessment Technique for use in Engineering Design EducationAbstractDesign is now considered to be the central or distinguishing activity

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Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Shari E. Miller, University of Georgia ; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-4670: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF EMPATHY IN ENGINEER-ING COMMUNICATION THROUGH A TRANSDISCIPLINARY DIALOGUEDr. Joachim Walther, University of Georgia Joachim Walther is an Assistant Professor of engineering education research at the University of Georgia (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 engineering, art, educational psychology, and social work. His research interests span the formation of students’ pro- fessional identity, the role of reflection in engineering learning, and interpretive research methods in en- gineering education. He was the first international

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Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tracey Louise Collins, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-4588: USING A CAMPUS-WIDE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICETO SUPPORT K-12 ENGINEERING OUTREACHMrs. Tracey Louise Collins, North Carolina State University Tracey Collins is the Project Coordinator for the MISO Project. Responsibilities include implementing activities of the project, coordinating efforts among K-12 science, technology, engineering, and math- ematics (STEM) outreach programs, and working closely with university enrollment management and data management professionals at the Friday Institute. She works closely with large and small STEM outreach groups like the Science House, the Kenan Fellows Program, and the Engineering Place, as well as small, individual-PI groups offering K-12 outreach to teachers and

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Global Community Engagement in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Tang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Marc Compere, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Yung Lun Wong; Jared Anthony Coleman, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Matthew Charles Selkirk, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Community Engagement Division

AC 2012-5500: HIGH TECH HIGH TOUCH: LESSONS LEARNED FROMPROJECT HAITI 2011Dr. Yan Tang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Yan Tang received a B.S. degree and a M.S. degree in automatic control theory and application from Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China, in 1995 and 1999, respectively. She received a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fla., in 2009. She is currently an Assistant Professor in mechanical engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla. Her research interests include intelligent control, robots, and applications of biomimicry techniques in engineering.Dr. Marc Compere, Embry-Riddle

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Evan T. Curtis, Univeristy of Nebraska, Lincoln; Abby M. Kelly, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Johnathan Ian Edward McCoy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Dennis D. Schulte P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Biological & Agricultural

- Page 25.461.13 505.6. Anwar S. Work in progress-measures and evaluation in engineering technology (MEET): A TC2K outcomes- based assessment framework. 35th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. 2005; Session S1C: 9-10.7. Petrova R., Tibrewal A., and Sobh T.M. An electronic web-based assessment system. Journal of STEM Education. 2006; 7: 44-57.8. Bloom, B S (ed.) (1956) Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, and the classification of educational goals— Handbook I: Cognitive Domain New York: McKay.9. Hamilton, J.G., and Klebba, J.M. Experimental learning: A course design process for critical thinking. American Journal of Business Education. 2010; 4: 1-12.10. Dickie, L.O. Approach to learning, the cognitive demands

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Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wesley Crowell Sanders, Salt Lake Community College

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International

was assigned in an effort to provide globalawareness regarding nanotechnology research and development efforts globally.Introduction Nanotechnology related research has increased globally over the past several years 1.Due to the technological promise of nanotechnology, the US Government established theNational Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) in 20012. Soon after the establishment of the NNI,similar initiatives were created in Australia, Canada, Europe, and Japan2. To prepare first andsecond year undergraduate engineering students for entry into the global nanotechnologyworkforce, two laboratory exercises were created that incorporate three educational objectivesregarding nanotechnology education, based on Bloom’s Taxonomy3. These

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Educational Research and Methods Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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So Yoon Yoon, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Miles Griffin Evans; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

fields.Mr. Miles Griffin Evans,Dr. Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette Johannes Strobel is Director of INSPIRE, Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning and As- sistant Professor of engineering education and learning design and technology at Purdue University. NSF and several private foundations fund his research. His research and teaching focuses on policy of P-12 engineering, how to support teachers and students’ academic achievements through engineering learning, the measurement and support of change of ”habits of mind,” particularly in regards to sustainability and the use of cyber-infrastructure to sensitively and resourcefully provide access to and support learning of complexity

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Making Headway: Two-year/Four-year Curriculum Alignment and Also U-G Research

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael G. Jenkins P.E., California State University, Fresno; Walter V. Loscutoff, California State University, Fresno; Thomas Nguyen

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Two Year College Division

of mechanical engineering as well as Former As- sociate Dean of Engineering at California State University, Fresno. Loscutoff received his B.S.M.E., M.S.A.E., and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkley. He worked at Flow Industries, Inc., as Executive Vice President & COO of Flow Research, Inc.; Vice President and General Manager of FlowDril Corporation; Manager of Research and Technology Division, at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory through Battelle Memorial Institute; Associate; Project Manager; Program Manager, and Sec- tion Manager and Rocketdyne: and Research Engineer. He was also Assistant Professor at University of California, Davis, and Adjunct Associate Professor at Washington State

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Contextual Competencies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christel Heylen, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven; Jos Vander Sloten, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven

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Educational Research and Methods

subsequent Master’s program of two years. The Faculty organizesMaster’s programs in several disciplines, like Architecture, Electrical Engineering,Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Civil Engineering,Biomedical Technology, Computer Science, Energy Engineering, Nuclear Engineering,Industrial Management, Nano science and Nanotechnology, Mathematical Engineering,Bioinformatics and Statistics.The Engineering Bachelor’s program is divided in two consecutive phases. The first phase ofthe Bachelor lasts three semesters and is common for all engineering disciplines with theexception of the study leading to the degree in Architecture. For the subsequent threesemesters, this is the second phase of the Bachelor’s program, the

Conference Session

Global Community Engagement in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aditya Johri, Virginia Tech; Akshay Sharma, Virginia Tech

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Community Engagement Division

AC 2012-3941: LEARNING FROM WORKING ON OTHERS’ PROBLEMS:CASE STUDY OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT-BASED GLOBALSERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMDr. Aditya Johri, Virginia Tech Aditya Johri is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He studies the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for learning and knowledge sharing, with a focus on cognition in informal environments. Sites of research include distributed work among globally dispersed workers and social development in emerging economies. His research is supported by several grants including a NSF Early Career Award.Prof. Akshay Sharma, Virginia Tech

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The "Education" in Experiential Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Timothy Boyd, Northrop Grumman Corporation

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

works with several student groups and speaks in engineer- ing classrooms. When not busy developing leadership programs or serving on volunteer boards, Pearson chases his passion for writing, having written and self-published Ryan’s Stories ”Gods Perfect Child,” au- thored ”A Common Sense Approach to Leadership,” is currently writing a children’s book titled, ”Oliver Travels,” and has two other genre books in development.Mr. Timothy Boyd, Northrop Grumman Corporation Timothy Allen Boyd’s passion for baseball connected him to Northrop Grumman. It really worked in that order. After graduating from the California Institute of Technology in 2006, Boyd started working in Azusa, Calif., as a Systems Engineer on the SBIRS