Conference Session

Global Community Engagement in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristine Louise Guzak, Michigan Technological University; Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; Alexandra Archer, Michigan Technological University

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Community Engagement Division

essays by experimentalvariable (gender, class, experience). See Appendix A for the list of all codes(motivations) and Appendix B for the raw pie charts depicting all codes within thegroupings. While the top reason is idealistically focused (“helping others”), the rest arepragmatically focused professional and personal drivers.The top five reasons students participate in these programs are shown in Table 2 andinclude: helping others, personal goal, a desire to work abroad, a career goal, a desire tosolve problems and to gain hands on experience. A common statement was the desire tomake a difference and to use engineering to accomplish that goal for their community

Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Integrated STEM--uh STEAM--uh Education!

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Louis Vadnal, Liberty University; Barbara Eileen Bragg, Ranken Technical College; Jonathan M. Whitt C.Ec.D., Virginia's Region 2000 Technology Council

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Liberty University. He has taught 47 different college courses.Ms. Barbara Eileen Bragg, Ranken Technical College Barbara Bragg is currently the STEM Pathways Development Coordinator at Ranken Technical College in St. Louis, Mo. She has developed and led numerous STEM educational programs for more than seven years, serving secondary students and educators in both Lynchburg, Va., and now St. Louis, Mo. Those programs include summer academies for middle school and high school students, FIRST Lego League tournaments, technology fairs, and VEX Robotics. Prior to joining Ranken, she held the position of Career Pathways Coordinator at Central Virginia Community College, where she worked with regional educators, local

Conference Session

Service as an Element of Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angie Martiza Bautista-Chavez, Rice University; Allison Nicole Garza, Rice University; Stephanie M. Herkes, Rice University; Nicholas W. McClendon, Rice University; Aaron Layne Sharpe, Rice University; Brent C. Houchens, Rice University; Kurt Jonathan Kienast, Rice University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(VFI), was adapted for usewith DREAM Mentors. The 7-point Likert scale, 30 item VFI assesses six functions potentiallyserved by volunteering: Career, Social, Values, Understanding, Enhancement and Protective. Page 25.951.2Previous research has shown that the individual scales of the VFI possess a high degree ofinternal consistency (i.e., the items of each scale relate to one another) and are stable (responsesto the scales are consistent over time) (Clary and Snyder, 1999: 157). The internal consistency isverified here for use with DREAM Mentors. The VFI is informative about the motivationsthemselves and their importance to respondents (Clary and

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

. As a result, this research will consider an extendedSTEM pipeline that includes both undergraduates and professionals, recognizing the importanceof not only recruiting but also retaining diverse genders in STEM.Social cognitive theory proposes that self-efficacy and expected outcomes form the basis forprofessional identity and motivation. This research will test social cognitive theory as aframework for attracting diverse groups to engineering. Specifically, it proposes thatparticipation in EWB-USA changes the expected outcomes of engineering—from Dilbert to theengineer of 2020. In addition, it provides career scaffolding that helps members navigatecareers. Both of these aspects are hypothesized to be particularly attractive and beneficial

Conference Session

Computer and Informtion Technology-related Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suranjan Panigrahi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ken Burbank, Purdue University, Statewide Technology

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Engineering Technology

facilities, student life, career placement activities etc.), thatprovides a positive impact for the graduate program.c. Financial aid and the cost of the graduate study: Financial support is an importantfactor for incoming graduate students. Graduate students have a variety of financialneeds. A fresh graduate from Engineering Technology will look for tuition cost andadditional stipend or financial support. For a domestic graduate in EngineeringTechnology with interests in graduate study, but with a job offer in hand, the amountand duration of the financial aid becomes a critical decision making parameter. Many ofthe international students look for tuition aid (at least) and preferably, additional supportbeyond tuition aid. With the current economic

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rema Nilakanta, Iowa State University; Giada Biasetti, Iowa State University; Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., Iowa State University

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Minorities in Engineering

interpreter from the Scuola Superiore per Interpreti e Traduttori in Milan, Italy.Dr. Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., Iowa State University Since 2007, Shashi Nambisan has been the Director, Institute for Transportation (InTrans) and a professor of civil engineering at Iowa State University (ISU) in Ames, Iowa. He previously served on the faculty at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, for more than 17 years. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Nevada. One of Nambisan’s passions is the development of the future transportation work- force. He enjoys working with students. His advisees have developed successful professional careers at universities or in the private and public sectors. Many of them serve in

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Curricula and Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allan T. Kirkpatrick P.E., Colorado State University; Scott Danielson P.E., Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Thomas Perry P.E., American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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Mechanical Engineering

Vision 2030 Task Force investigated the currentstate of mechanical engineering education and practice within industry through assessment ofrecent literature addressing the shape and content of engineering and engineering technologyeducation, through conducting workshops among stakeholders at key conferences andgatherings, and by extensive surveys of industry supervisors and early career engineers. As aresult, the Task Force has formally recommended, and begun to advocate for, specific actions tostrengthen the following seven aspects of undergraduate mechanical engineering educationcurricula: creating curricula that inspire innovation and creativity, increasing curricularflexibility, offering more authentic practice-based engineering experiences

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

specializations. This paper considersthe recruitment aspect of this project. Demographic studies indicate that our target audiencestrongly identify with being “geeks”, something that no New Zealand tertiary traininginstitute incorporates into its marketing strategy. In response, a novel website, hard-copy“geek hero” publication and clothing range was created. The publications have beenextremely well received by secondary school students, teachers and career advisors.Informative and promotional posters have also been created for display in secondary schoollaboratories and classrooms. Whilst final enrolment numbers are not at this stage known, oneindicator of the success of our initiatives can be seen in the unprecedented increase in pre-enrolment

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shweta Chopra, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Chad M. Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

AC 2012-3578: FINDING WHAT WOMEN WANT: DEVELOPING STRATE-GIES TO INCREASE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF WOMENMs. Shweta Chopra, Purdue University, West Lafayette Shweta Chopra is a second-year doctoral student in the Technology, Leadership, and Innovation program at Purdue University. Her research interests include technology and education, global supply chain man- agement, and lean manufacturing principles. A recipient of the 2011-2012 Bilsland Strategic Initiatives Fellowship, she is investigating ways to increase female participation in STEM education and careers. As a graduate instructor for the introductory course in lean manufacturing (IT-214), she has received Com- mittee for the Education of Teaching

Conference Session

Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Two Year College Division

Educator Award 2009, ASEE Minorities Award 2006, the SHPE Educator of the Year 2005, and the National Engineering Award in 2003, the highest honor given by AAES. In 2002, she was named the Distinguished Engineering Educator by the Society of Women Engineers. She has more than 175 publications primarily in the areas of recruitment and retention of women and underrepresented minority engineering and computer science students. Her awards are based on her mentoring of students, especially transfer, women, and underrepresented minority students, and her research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering.Dr. Armando A

Conference Session

Professional Aspects of Graduate Engineering Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

asks, “What can be done at the graduate level toensure that engineering Ph.D. students are acquiring the desired characteristics to be successfulin academic and industrial careers?” Our findings suggest that engineering Ph.D.s working in avariety of sectors identify different skills that students can acquire during their graduate schoolexperiences. Both industry and academic professionals confirm a need for more frequentinteractions between industrial professionals and doctoral engineering students.IntroductionEngineering doctoral graduates often are criticized for being narrowly trained in their disciplines,for being ill-prepared for the professional workplace,1 and for not being flexible in a changingglobal environment.2 Multiple initiatives

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Kaitlyn J. Bunker; Nilufer Onder, Michigan Technological University; Raven Rachaun Rebb; Laura E. Brown, Michigan Technological University; Leonard J. Bohmann, Michigan Technological University

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Women in Engineering

climate and persistence with the intent of providing universitybenchmarks for improvement. The three surveys overlap on questions regarding perception ofprofessors (within the classroom and their personal treatment of students), perception oftreatment with respect to gender, the contacts and interactions with fellow students, and thestudents’ perceptions of the field of engineering. The three data sets were analyzed individuallyand collectively to determine what impacts student persistence (including factors such as major,gender, student-student and student-faculty interactions, and career opportunities). Our analysisrevealed agreement among the three surveys on topics related to persistence. We foundsignificant gender differences were not

Conference Session

Out-of-School and Informal Activities

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A. Christie, Loyola Marymount University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

including 3 in medical school, 1 in dentalschool, 1 in law school, 4 working on PhDs and 13 working toward masters or havingcompleted masters degrees. Seventeen (22%) of the college graduates are working asprofessional engineers, architects or computer scientists. This article discusses themethods used to develop a very valuable and meaningful community outreach programthat continues to achieve its goal of helping improve the pipeline of students deciding tostudy STEM in college and going onto STEM careers. Page 25.358.2 IntroductionGeneration Y, Millennial Generation, or Generation Next are terms used to describe

Conference Session

Government Policy, Manufacturing Education, and Certification

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Eric Owens

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Manufacturing

AC 2012-4183: ALIGNING FLORIDA’S MANUFACTURING PROGRAMSWITH EXTERNAL STANDARDS: CLOSING THE LOOPSDr. Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College Marilyn Barger is the Principal Investigator and Executive Director of FLATE, the Florida Regional Cen- ter of Advanced Technological Education, funded by the National Science Foundation and housed at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Fla., since 2004. FLATE serves the state of Florida and its region and is involved in outreach and recruitment of students into technical career pathways, curriculum development and reform for secondary and post-secondary Career and Technical Education programs, and professional development for technical teachers and faculty focused

Conference Session

Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie E. Sharp, Vanderbilt University

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Chemical Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

, including interview skills training can be quite helpful to students.This paper discusses a particular strategy, the STAR method, used in a chemical engineeringlaboratory course to prepare students for answering almost any behavioral interview question.The behavioral type of interview question is the type most often used in many engineeringcompanies. The paper describes use of the STAR interview response, in-class activities, practiceusing sample questions, and an interview chart assignment. Finally, students’ assessment of themethod and interview chart is presented through the results of a survey.Some may question why professors from a school with a strong career center should even botherto offer interview instruction. Proponents of providing in

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian W. Anthony, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; David E. Hardt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

essential components and growth opportunities of thefoundation - manufacturing and innovation - of an economy.There are many indicators of the decline of manufacturing in the US, most of them economic.One troubling indicator is the persistent lack of interest in careers in this field, particularly at thecollegiate and post-graduate level. While there are continual calls for better labor force trainingand government programs to support the same, there are actually disincentives for promisingyoung professionals to enter this field. Societal perception and industry needs seem to runcounter to one another. We propose that the MEngM can serve as one example of a newnational model for professional manufacturing engineering education. It can profoundly

Conference Session

Global Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph East, Michigan Technological University; Genevieve Gierke, Michigan Technological University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University

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Community Engagement Division

is responsible for its overall coordination and development. Her responsibilities include corporate sponsor- ship development, interdisciplinary program evaluation and assessment, and workshop/course instruction in the areas of teaming and leadership. She is also actively involved in coordination, curriculum devel- opment, assessment, and instruction in the Pavlis Global Leadership program. She received her B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from Wayne State University and is currently working on her Ph.D. at Michigan Technological University. Before joining MTU, she held various engineering and management positions during a 15 year career in the automotive industry

Conference Session

Towards Global Competency for Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Patricia Fox, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Lynn G. Brown, The Boeing Company; Alan Jacobs, Education Market Business Development Consulting; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Daniel R. Sayre, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; Hans J. Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

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International

manufactur- ing and engineering related grants; and conference committee member of the National Career Pathways Network; as well as serving on a number of state and local boards and skills standards committees. Brown attended the University of Texas, Austin, for her Ph.D. work in higher educational administration, North- ern Arizona University for her M.A. in curriculum and assessment, and Arizona State University for her B.A. in secondary education - communications.Mr. Alan Jacobs, Education Market Business Development Consulting As a member of ASEE since 1994, Alan Jacobs has served the society in numerous leadership roles. He founded the ASEE Corporate Member Council (CMC) Special Interest Group (SIG) on International

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laurie S. Garton, Texas Engineering Experiment Station

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2012-3702: GRANTSMANSHIP AND THE PROPOSAL DEVELOP-MENT PROCESS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM SEVERAL YEARS OFPROGRAMS FOR JUNIOR FACULTYDr. Laurie S. Garton, Texas Engineering Experiment Station Laurie Garton is a Senior Research Development Associate with the Texas Engineering Experiment Sta- tion Office of Strategic Research Development. She has B.S., M.E., and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineer- ing (environmental) from Texas A&M University and was an engineering faculty member before joining TEES in 1999 where she started working on technical research project grants related to interdisciplinary environmental themes. Currently, she leads the TEES New Faculty Initiative targeting grants such as the NSF CAREER awards

Conference Session

Two-year Institutions Help Fill the STEM Pipeline

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Two Year College Division

such as computer literacy, teamwork, and critical thinking as well asstrong technical competencies in quality and process control, production philosophies includinglean, Just-In-Time, and integrated production systems in order to be successful in their careers.Not enough high school graduates consider an advanced manufacturing career as an option andare not aware of the skills needed to work in this environment. A survey by the NationalAssociation of Manufacturers stated that 80 percent of respondents reported a moderate toserious shortage of qualified job applicants3.It is obvious that the K-12 system does not providestudents with these skills or provide educational experience for them to be familiar withadvanced manufacturing career

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Onursal Onen, University of South Florida; Rasim Guldiken, University of South Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012INTRODUCTION OF “MICROFLUIDICS” TO UNDERGRADUATE FLUID MECHANICS COURSE Page 25.850.2AbstractUndergraduate level fluid mechanics course is traditionally taught as a math-intensive coursewith the content remaining fairly similar for decades. The course content is usually challengingfor students with significant amount of theory and numerous new concepts introduced. In a fluidmechanics course, only a limited amount of state-of-the-art technologies and real-lifeapplications can be included, given the limited time and the material that should be covered.Information on market and career opportunities are often not mentioned in fluid

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alpaslan Sahin, AggieSTEM Center at Texas A&M University; James R. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Niyazi Erdogan, Texas A&M University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

significant difference between those but we found thatthose who chose STEM majors took more computer courses than those who did not choose to doso. IntroductionThe need for a larger workforce in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics [STEM]fields to stay competitive with other nations requires involvement of women and otherunderrepresented groups.6 Although more women have chosen the science and engineering fieldsas a career over the last decades, the proportion of women workforce in the science andengineering fields increased from 12% to 27% in the period of 1980 to 2007, they are stillunderrepresented.17 There are many reasons underlying the career choices of students such as thecourses that

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Henry Clark, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

AC 2012-3462: LEGITIMIZING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDU-CATION: WINSTON PURVINE, OIT, AND THE ROLE OF THE ASEE,1946-1991.Dr. Mark Henry Clark, Oregon Institute of Technology After receiving a B.S. in mechanical engineering at Rice University in 1984, Mark Henry Clark decided to pursue a career in the history of technology, earning a Ph.D. in the subject at the University of Delaware in 1992. Since 1996, he has been professor of history at the Oregon Institute of Technology. He has also been a visiting faculty member at the University of Aarhus and the Technical University of Denmark. Page 25.888.1

Conference Session

Mentoring Millennial Women in Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Porush, MentorNet

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Women in Engineering

). Page 25.930.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Mentoring Millenial Women in Engineering What research tells mentors about navigating the gender and generation gapMentorNet will present its findings on new communication styles among female collegestudents who are millenials (those born after 1980) and the implications for their career-focused relationships formed over electronic media, especially with mentors.The basis for these changes, our research suggests, stem from radical shifts in cognitiveand expressive habits powered by electronic media, including the ubiquity and power ofsmartphones, the Internet, social media, online gaming, and the number of channels andlayers

Conference Session

Green Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology

and 17 years of academic experience as a professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor. Foroudastan’s academic experience includes teaching at Tennessee Technological University and Middle Tennessee State University in the areas of civil engineering, me- chanical engineering, and engineering technology. He has actively advised undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, and minority students in academics and career guidance. Foroudastan has also served as Faculty Advisor for SAE, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Pre-engineering, ASME, Experimental Vehicles Program (EVP), and Tau Alpha Pi Honors Society. In addition to Foroudastan’s teaching experi- ence, he also has performed extensive research and

Conference Session

Ethics Education, Global Health, and Outreach in BME

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Rust, Western New England University; Steven G. Northrup, Western New England University

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Biomedical

, healthcare workers, andpatients. In order to assess the impact of the new course on student interest and attitudes towardglobal health, a set of pre- and post-course surveys were developed and administered. Theresults from the surveys showed increased student-reported knowledge regarding global healthissues after completing the course. The students also reported an increased level of interest inpursuing further studies and careers in the area of global health, as well as a desire to becomemore proficient in a foreign language.IntroductionThe development of solutions to healthcare problems facing the global community is ofsignificant interest to biomedical engineers working in both academia and industry. Thesesolutions often require technologies to

Conference Session

ADVANCE and Related Faculty Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol E. Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Stefi Alison Baum, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

EFFORT@RIT project identified the following major barriers to the recruitmentand advancement of women STEM faculty at RIT; career navigation, climate, andflexibility/options for managing the work/life balance. To quote from Paper I [1]: “Issues related to career navigation could be caused by women’s self-agency and negotiation skills, coupled with a lack of “sponsorship” from more seasoned faculty and/or administration, hinder the success of female faculty in obtaining more advantageous starting packages, assignments, compensation, and promotion. Climate issues are exacerbated by women’s view of the workplace in personal terms, as opposed to a more male process-oriented view, meaning that issues of

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Katie Bardaro, PayScale, Inc.

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Engineering and Public Policy

by applying the theory of humancapital given the costs reported by the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)and college-specific salary profiles derived from the world’s largest database of self-reportedincomes (that contains ~8% of the salary data for all U.S. engineers). Results indicate that themedian bachelor degreed US engineer will earn $4.2MM over the span of a forty year career,which corresponds to a net present value of $1.8MM assuming an annual cost of capital equal to4.1%. The national average internal rate of return for engineering education is 5.85% givenaverage lost wages and total cost attendance of $36,360 per year across the top 150 USengineering colleges; this internal rate of return increases to 6.5% if

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University; Theodore J. Heindel, Iowa State University; Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, Iowa State University; Shankar Subramaniam, Iowa State University

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Women in Engineering

. Department of Energy’s Early Career Principal Investigator award. His areas of expertise are in theory, modeling and simulation of multiphase flows (including sprays, particle-laden flows, colloids, and granular mixtures), turbulence, mixing, and reacting flows. His current research concerns hierarchical coarse-graining ap- proaches, mesoscale models of colloidal aggregation, and direct numerical simulation of gas-solid flows. Page 25.1483.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 WiME: a departmental effort to improve recruitment, retention and engagement of women

Conference Session

Government Policy, Manufacturing Education, and Certification

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Simoneau, Keene State College; Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology; Diane Dostie, Central Maine Community College; Lisa C. Hix, Keene State College; David J. Tuttle, Platt Technical High School

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Manufacturing

keeptheir programs attractive as viable educational and career pathways.As policymakers continue to try to revive the economy, newly proposed educational policies atthe federal, state and local levels are largely tactical rather than strategic, if policies exist at all.This paper will examine manufacturing education policies and their impact on the sustainabilityand growth of manufacturing programs. Key aspects of manufacturing programs will bepresented including student recruitment and retention, faculty and curriculum development, andlaboratory and programmatic costs.The current interest and discussions surrounding support for manufacturing, although wellintentioned, are not the result of proactive manufacturing policies but rather of a belated