Conference Session

Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College; Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda A. Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Paul J. Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

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Two Year College Division

conductedinternally by NECC and comparisons as to choice of major and subsequent success inmathematics courses were made to similar students at NECC who did not participate in thesummer bridge programs. These findings are also reported in the paper.The paper concludes with modifications to the summer bridge program planned for 2012 inresponse to the results of the first four years.Summer Bridge Program- IntroductionThis paper describes the Summer Bridge Programs (SBP) designed to ease the transition to theprograms in various Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields atNECC. The four-day SBPs were held in August of 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. All four SBPswere funded by the National Science Foundation through a grant to Northeastern

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Attracting Young Minds: Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

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Minorities in Engineering

-traditional students needs. (Community Colleges are proven training grounds for future community leaders and we know that there are many non-traditional students among them. These students can require specific assistance related to their needs).2.1. Students’ Requirements:Students must be pursuing a Community College degree in one of these fields:  Computer Science  Mathematics  Science  Engineering  Technology (mechanical or electrical engineering)In addition, students must also:  Have a minimum GPA of 2.80 on a 4.00 scale;  Have completed your freshman year at a partner community college;  Plan to continue your education at a four-year institution (not necessary our institution).2.2

Conference Session

Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington

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College Industry Partnerships

future internship programs. One company was not satisfied with their student’sperformance; this student was taking classes in addition to pursuing the internship, which meantless than full-time work on the internship. In the future, we will specify during the applicationprocess that the internship is a full-time commitment.Our hope is that these initial internships will initiate long-term partnerships that will enable theinternship program to continue. In this vein, we plan scheduled a tour of the KrogerManufacturing facility during the fall semester for members of the UT Arlington student chapterof the Air & Waste Management Association.Internship Assessment: Student PresentationsOne of the objectives of the overall Engineering Sustainable

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Tang, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; S. Keith Hargrove, Tennessee State University; John P. Henry

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

intoenvironmental problems associated with energy utilization due to the impact on environmentalquality and natural ecosystem. Thus, this game allows students to understand the relationsbetween environmental impact and thermodynamics, which is an appropriate match to thecontents of the “Principles of Engineering” course in the PLTW curriculum. Fig. 5: Chatting enabled in the gameGame 3- The Mystery of Traffic Lights- Automatic traffic light is a typical engineering inventionthat made the lives of common people safer and more convenient. For the development of thefuture SustainCity, its design inevitably appears in the agenda of the city master plan andbecomes the essential task of this game module. The game invites students to

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University

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Instrumentation

; desired temperature Then turn one light bulb on and turn the fan motor off; Else if temperature > desired temperature + 0.3 oC Then turn both light bulbs off and send a high PWM duty cycle to the fan motor; Else turn both light bulbs off and send a low PWM duty cycle to the fan motor.Some students also figured out how to avoid the flicking of the lights by adding a hysteresis tothe control logic. It is planned as a part of the curriculum integration effort that the temperatureor motor control systems be used in the laboratories of the subsequent Controls course, wherePID control can be applied to the controller to further improve the result.A software bug was identified for LabVIEW

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Physics Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Rose Annoni, University of St. Thomas; Adam S. Green, University of St. Thomas; Marie Lopez del Puerto, University of Saint Thomas

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2012-3544: TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF THE ENERGY GAPOF INP QUANTUM DOTS: A SOPHOMORE-LEVEL NANOMATERIALSEXPERIMENTMs. Jennifer Rose Annoni, University of St. Thomas Jennifer Annoni is currently an Undergraduate student studying Electrical Engineering and Physics at the University of St. Thomas. She will graduate in May of 2012. Her plans are to pursue graduate school in the field of Engineering.Dr. Adam S. Green, University of St. Thomas Adam S. Green is an Associate Professor of physics at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. He received his B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College and his M.S. and Ph.D. in atomic, molecular, and optical physics at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He works with

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Ethics Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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A. Dean Fontenot, Texas Tech University; Richard A. Burgess, National Institute for Engineering Ethics

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Engineering Ethics

currently works as a Research Associate and Deputy Director at the Murdough Center for Engineering Professionalism (MCEP) and National Institute for Engineering Ethics (NIEE) at Texas Tech University. He oversees the day to day operations of the center’s distance learning courses for both engineering students and practicing engineers. Additionally, he provides lectures on ethical theory and other topics in an on-campus engineering ethics course. Burgess was also a member of the Ethics in the Curriculum Task Force for Texas Tech’s Quality Enhancement Plan. The Quality Enhancement Plan was a crucial component of Texas Tech’s accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. A theme throughout these roles

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Virginia Lea Ferguson, University of Colorado; Alyssa Nicole Berg, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Educational Research and Methods

, University of Colorado, Boulder Alyssa Nicole Berg is currently an undergraduate in mechanical engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She is interested in the energy field and plans on attending graduate school. Page 25.678.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Graduate Students Mentoring Undergraduates in Research: Attitudes and Reflections about These ExperiencesOne-on-one mentoring relationships between 1st or 2nd year engineering undergraduate studentsand graduate student mentors were established and monitored during a semester-long formalresearch

Conference Session

Problem-based and Challenge-based Learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Brett D. Jones, Virginia Tech; Philip R. Brown, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

The Role of Robotics in K-12 Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Can Saygin, University of Texas, San Antonio; Timothy T. Yuen, University of Texas, San Antonio; Heather J. Shipley, University of Texas, San Antonio; Hung-da Wan, University of Texas, San Antonio; David Akopian, University of Texas, San Antonio

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teacher workshops, and 1-day and 5-day engineering camps forstudents. Each activity is designed following a 5-step Active Learning Cycle (ALC) model. Theactivities are developed as a sequence with varying depth and technical content using the Lego®MindStorms NXTTM platform.In order to develop an effective educational robotics program, the sequence of activities must bebuilt on creative, accessible, and affordable materials in order to truly engage a child’s interest inSTEM and to build a comfort zone for STEM teachers. Several factors must be taken intoaccount during program development. The factors include teacher time constraints, teachertraining, age-suitable academic materials, ready-to-use lesson plans, and affordable educationalrobotics

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chuan Yue, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Weiying Zhu, Metropolitan State College of Denver; Gregory Lynn Williams, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Edward Chow, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

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Electrical and Computer

those four lab exercises. We also detail the survey results and analyze the implicationsof those results. The experience presented in this paper is valuable for our faculty members tomove more lab exercises into the cloud. We believe our experience is also valuable to othereducators who plan to use cloud computing services such as Amazon EC2 in their computerscience and engineering courses. The link to our complete lab manuals and instructions is listedat the end of the bibliographic section.1. IntroductionThere is no doubt that cloud computing has become a reality. People talk about it, spend moneyon it, and gain substantial benefit from it. In response to this significant trend in computing, ourcolleges encourage faculty members to use cloud

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Ann Rursch, Iowa State University; Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University; Andy Luse, Iowa State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

year that a chat room was implemented to support the remote setup andconfiguration of student competition networks was for the 2007 CDC. At the writing of thispaper, the authors have five years of chat log files archived which can be examined using contentanalysis. This paper focuses only on the first year in which the authors have data, 2007, and isthe first attempt at using content analysis to evaluate the program. Since content analysis is anovel approach for evaluating inquiry-based learning and chat logs, the authors view this paperas a way to frame the use of content analysis in understanding inquiry-based learning programs.As discussed in the Conclusions/Future Directions section, the authors plan to use what islearned in this analysis

Conference Session

New Concepts for Alternative Energy Courses and Concepts

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; Phillip Barnett, York College of Pennsylvania; Paul Isaac Deysher, York College of Pennsylvania; K. Vaisakh, Andhra University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

other purposes such as lubricant and creating manmade substanceslike plastics. To join into this effort of producing the future engineers with alternative energy background,a course is developed at York College of Pennsylvania for the undergraduate studies. The objectives ofthis course are to provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge reinforced by hands-onexperience. To obtain these objectives, a semester long photovoltaic system project is included in therenewable course. This paper presents the course structure, project report, and student survey of thecourse, as well as plans and expectations for future success. The project report discusses the teamstructure, component selection, system simulation, and experimental results

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Lynn Brugnano, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University; Kevin Andrew Richards, Purdue University; Marcia A. Pool, Purdue University; Allison L. Sieving, Purdue University; Juan Diego Velasquez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sherry L. Voytik-Harbin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ann E. Rundell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Biomedical

physical education teacher. He has also co-authored multiple papers and conference presentations related to physical education teacher professional development.Dr. Marcia A. Pool, Purdue University Marcia Pool is an Instructional Laboratory Coordinator in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University. She is responsible for overseeing and assessing junior level laboratories, bioin- strumentation, and biotransport, and is involved with teaching and mentoring students in the senior de- sign capstone course. Recently, she has worked with colleagues to plan and implement a problem-based learning approach to the biotransport laboratory to improve students’ experimental design skills and has modified

Conference Session

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

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin A.M. Hensel Ed.D., West Virginia University; Ordel Brown Ph.D., West Virginia University; Mary L. Strife, West Virginia University

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First-Year Programs

into the College Curriculum. Journal of Academic Librarianship 29, 386-398.13. Thomes, K., Cornell, E., and Gottfried, B. (1997). Teaching Freshmen to Write Technical Reports and tonavigate the Library: A Win-Win Situation. 1997 Frontiers in Education Conference, Session S4F, pp.1557-1563.14. Black, C., Crest, S., & Volland, M. (2001). Building a successful information literacy infrastructure on thefoundation of librarian-faculty collaboration.[Online]. Research Strategies, 18, 215-225.15. Palmer, S., & Tucker, B. (2004). Planning, delivery and evaluation of information literacy training forengineering and technology students. [Online]. Australian Academic and Research Libraries, 35(1), 16-34

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephan A. Durham, University of Georgia; Wesley E. Marshall, University of Colorado, Denver

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Student

Professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado Denver and Co-director of the Active Communities Transportation (ACT) research group. He focuses on transporta- tion research dedicated to building a more sustainable infrastructure, particularly in terms of improving road safety, active transportation, and transit-oriented communities. Other recent research topics involve transportation planning, congestion pricing, human behaviors, parking, and street networks. A native of Watertown, Mass., Marshall is a recipient of the Dwight Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship and winner of the Charley V. Wootan Award for Outstanding TRB Paper

Conference Session

Remote and Network-based Laboratories

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander A. Kist, University of Southern Queensland; Andrew Douglas Maxwell, University of Southern Queensland; Peter D. Gibbings

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

) pedagogies by student teachers in their lesson planning. A group of students hadto develop a proposal to a local school principal to promote the use of RAL for inquiry basedlearning in relation to STEM. In the current form this is only a conceptual lab. Although this isonly a conceptual RAL activity, it addresses all four principles for the effective use of lab basedwork. Page 25.605.6Department of Nursing and MidwiferyThe Department of Nursing and Midwifery is currently undertaking a project where remotelaboratories are used as a vehicle for rehearsing professional practice skills, i.e. anaestheticdelivery to patients. The project’s aim is to

Conference Session

New Research and Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Ram V. Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Vinaya Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Keith A. Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Earl Hilton Martin

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Minorities in Engineering

understanding of calculus. As mentioned earlier, learners of all ages are more motivated when they can see the usefulapplications of what they are learning. The plan is to use selected relevant topics in NASA’smission to enhance the quality of the teaching of calculus. The need for scientific computationsinvolving the application of calculus in NASA’s space explorations will be emphasized. Currentevents such as the year of 2009 being the International Year of Astronomy and successfulreplacement of the Hubble telescope camera by NASA astronauts will be utilized to motivate andeducate students about astronomy and mathematics along with the contributions that exploringspace makes to society and culture. This will be achieved in a systematic manner

Conference Session

International Research Experience, Quality Improvement, and Programs/Curriculum Around the Globe

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint; Md. Rezaul Karim Ph.D., Khulna University, Bangladesh; Serajul I. Bhuiyan, Auburn University, Montgomery

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International

AC 2012-5127: HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN BANGLADESHDr. Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint Quamrul Mazumder is an Associate Professor of mechanical engineering at University of Michigan, Flint. His research interests includes computational fluid dynamics, metacognition approaches of learning, ac- tive and experiential learning, renewable energy, and global engineering education. His teaching areas are fluid mechanics, renewable energy, introduction to engineering, and senior design. He is a Fulbright specialist in engineering education discipline.Prof. Md. Rezaul Karim Ph.D., Khulna University, Bangladesh Urban and rural planning discipline. Email: rkarim@kuurp.ac.bd. Click the following

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Matthew Kindy, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Caroline Liron, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Christopher D. Grant, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Shirley Anne Waterhouse, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Aerospace

Real Exam (lab session 2). Students are asked to answer multiple-choice questions (10-30% of the grade) and to provide a programming solution to an assignedproblem (70-90% of the grade). Students plan their time accordingly within the one-hour classtime to complete both. Another approach is to use the first lab session as a small-class review,encouraging the students to be more vocal than they might in a large lecture. Students areencouraged to prepare for the review session and bring pertinent questions from their studies.Practice exams are reviewed, with rationale given for the answers. The second lab session isbroken down into a short (20-30 questions) multiple-choice / short-answer section online and alonger programming portion on paper

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Minorities in Engineering

were designed to elicitresponses from participants for identifying factors that affect their retention the most and Page 25.711.2provide more knowledge about their academic and social first year experiences. Moredetails about the STP can be found in10.Qualitative Research DesignQualitative research methodologies are effective way in terms of analyzing non-quantitative data or data in the form of text rather than numbers. Researchers definedqualitative research as an “important modes of inquiry for the social sciences and appliedfields, such as education, regional planning, health sciences, social work, communitydevelopment, and management.”11. The

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-year Programs in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Anthony Carnegie, Victoria University, Wellington; Craig A. Watterson, Victoria University, Wellington

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Electrical and Computer

Figure 2. Page 25.745.7Figure 2. Inner pages of the Geek booklet profiling two students.Note also in Figure 2, the students are wearing an identically designed engineering tee-shirt.The caption, next to a retro-looking robot, states “Think it, Plan it, Build it”. Developedprimarily for retention purposes to assist in the development of an engineering identity forVUW and WelTec students, these shirts are also distributed as part of our regional efforts toincrease engineering awareness. As an aside, the adoption of these shirts (which includes ahooded sweatshirt option) by both staff and students at VUW has been very enthusiastic. It iscommon to

Conference Session

Orienting Students for Lifelong Learning Success

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Libraries

Large Classroom Settings. Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 10(2), 147-163.Holden, I.I. (2010). Science Literacy and Lifelong Learning in the Classroom: A Measure of Attitudes amongUniversity Students. Journal of Library Administration, 50, 265–282. DOI: 10.1080/01930821003635002Mounce, M. (2010). Working Together: Academic Librarian and Faculty Collaboration to Improve Students’Information Literacy Skills: A Literature Review 2000-2009. The Reference Librarian, 51(4), 300-320.National Society of Professional Engineers. (2007). Code of Ethics for Engineers. Publication 1102.http://www.nspe.org/Ethics/CodeofEthics/index.htmlOakleaf, M. (2009). Writing Information Literacy Assessment Plans: A Guide to Best Practice. Communications inInformation

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Regina Ruby Clewlow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Afreen Siddiqi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Joseph M. Sussman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

-longdomestic or possibly international trips.A key issue that will need to be resolved in future offerings will be its scalability. For larger classsize, we will revisit the current architecture (of project topics and teams) to ensure it is viable andsustainable. In the pre-pilot version, the small class size was easily served by different projects,supervised by different staff and graduate students. For larger class size (and varying level ofstaff resources available to the class), we will evaluate the best options for future project setups.“Introduction to Engineering Systems” is part of a broader plan to develop over time, a largersuite of undergraduate Engineering Systems courses offered by ESD. As additional courses aredeveloped, we expect to

Conference Session

Research Informing Teaching Practice II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arnold Neville Pears, Uppsala University; Judy Sheard, Monash University

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Educational Research and Methods

quality. At Uppsala Uni-versity these initiatives are operationalised by the passing of a univeristy wide educationalquality initiative (Pedagogiska Programmet). As a part of its response to this general planfor further development of educational quality at Uppsala University, the Faculty of Tech-nology and Natural Science established a higher education development and advisory body”TUR” in 2008. An inventory of existing practices and attitudes to education among aca-demic staff was identified as a priority area in the three year action plan for TUR developed Page 25.855.2in 2009. 1The Approaches to

Conference Session

Assessment and Impact

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fouad H. Fouad, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Sarah Stephens Bettinger; Virginia Sisiopiku, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Isabel C. Scarinci, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Mona N. Fouad

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

analysis will establish potential trends and willidentify the most significant livability contributing factors that explain variation in weight status.Moreover, a refinement of the scoring methodology is currently under way. A questionnairesurvey was developed and used to solicit inputs and recommendations by state department oftransportation and metropolitan planning organizations personnel on proper selection of scoresand relative weights. This process is expected to reduce the potential bias of the scoringmethodology and lead to an improved model for possible adoption in the near future.Bibliography1. Wakefield, Julie. (2004). "Fighting Obesity Through the Built Environment." Environmental Health Perspectives, 112 (11), A616-A618.2

Conference Session

Design Cognition III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Design in Engineering Education

strategic planning, international cooperation, cross-directorate coordination, architecture analysis, and exploration control boards. Guerra also spent three years at the Goddard Space Flight Center as Program Integration Manager for future high-energy astrophysics missions, particularly the James Webb Space Telescope. She began her career at the Johnson Space Center working for Eagle Engineering and SAIC, focused on con- ceptual design of advanced spacecraft for human missions to the moon and Mars. Guerra earned a B.S in aerospace engineering and a B.A. in English from the University of Notre Dame. She received a master’s of science degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas, Austin

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Ehlig-Economides, University of Houston (CoE); Sukesh K. Aghara, Prairie View A&M University; Sarma V. Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Reza Toossi, California State University, Long Beach; Anthony R. Kovscek, Stanford University; Mehmet Ayar, Texas A&M University; Emily Binks-Cantrell, Texas A&M University; Don R. Gilman P.E., Texas A&M University; Dennie L. Smith, Texas A&M University; Timothy Allen Robinson, Pennsylvania State University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

ElectricityChapter 5.1 Hydro EnergyChapter 5.2 Geothermal EnergyChapter 5.3 Solar Thermal EnergyChapter 5.4 Solar Photovoltaic EnergyChapter 5.5 Wind EnergyChapter 5.6 Transmission, Distribution, and Storage for Renewable Energy SourcesSection 6. Future Energy ChoicesChapter 6.1 Natural Gas as a BridgeChapter 6.2 HydrogenAppendicesAppendix A: Mathematical NotationAppendix B: Abbreviations and AcronymsResearch DesignTo assess the pedagogical impact of the newly developed online and dynamic textbook onstudent learning outcomes, we designed an iterative educational research study. Informed by theprevious grant work,5,6,7 we have planned to explore the following student learning outcomes: (a)content understanding, (b) attitudes towards engineering, (c) life

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olufunmilola Atilola, Texas A&M University; Cheryl Osterman; Francisco Vides, Texas A&M University; Erin M. McTigue, Texas A&M University; Julie S. Linsey, Texas A&M University; Tracy Hammond, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

for student learning. This will be done through both quantitative andqualitative means with freshmen students at Texas A&M University. An experiment will analyze Page 25.927.2the effects of Mechanix on both short-term impact and longer-term retention measured throughhomework assignments, exam questions and pre/post concept inventories. Results from the mostrecent and third overall evaluation of Mechanix, as well as plans for future evaluations, arepresented.Prior FBD and Truss SoftwareThere are other statics tutoring programs that already exist; these tools help students to solvetheir problems step-by-step and provide them with feedback

Conference Session

Ethics and Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, DuPage; Aram Agajanian, DeVry University, Chicago

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Engineering Ethics

robotic nanoscale assembly devices.2010 Toxic Substances Control Act requests regulation of commercial nanomaterial use. Page 25.965.4 United Kingdom issues a lengthy report on nanotechnology and food, warning the country’s food industry not to hide the use of nanotechnology2011 The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee continues gathering evidence on revisions to the 30-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act to regulate the commercial use of nanomaterials. The NEST Subcommittee updates both the NNI Strategic Plan and NNI EHS Research strategy based on