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Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Wende Garrison, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

 right  talent  for  a  global  society.  Phase  1  Report,"  American  Society  for  Engineering  Edcuation,  Washington,  DC,  2009.      2.        R.A.  Louis  and  L.D.  McNair,  “Graduate  student  identity  in  engineering  and  education:  The  creation  of  an  identity  construct.”  ePIC  2011:  ePortfolio  and  Identity  Conference.  London,  England:  July  11-­‐13,  2011.  Available  online  at:  http://www.epforum.eu/  proceedings/epic-­‐2011-­‐1/view.      3.        D.  Tosh,  T.  P.  Light,  K.  Fleming,  and  J.  Haywood,  “Engagement  with  Electronic  Portfolios:  Challenges  from  the  Student  Perspective.”  Canadian  Journal  of  Learning  and  Technology,  31(3),  online  version,  2005.      4.        E.  M.  Rodgers

Conference Session

Design Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Charles Cappello, York College of Pennsylvania; Takeshi Jonathan Ei, York College of Pennsylvania; Edward Miller Jr., York College of Pennsylvania; Dan Bosse, Weldon Solutions; Berne S. Edwards, Graham Packaging Company; Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen N. Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania; Gregory M. Link, York College of Pennsylvania; Wayne Blanding, York College of Pennsylvania; Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania

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Design in Engineering Education

years of Naval service, Takeshi Jonathan Ei commenced undergraduate studies at Northamp- ton Community College in Bethlehem, Penn. He then transferred to York College of Pennsylvania and graduated with a bachelor’s of science in mechanical engineering in June 2011. Ei has interests in marine systems and power generation technologies and plans to pursue a postgraduate degree and a career in the field of commercial or military shipbuilding.Mr. Edward Miller Jr., York College of Pennsylvania Edward Miller received his B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering in Aug. 2011 from York College of Pennsylvania. Miller is interested in power systems and renewable energy technologies. He plans to pursue a postgraduate degree, as

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geoffrey Samuel Frost, University of Toronto; Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto; Robert Irish, University of Toronto; Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-5367: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DFXMr. Geoffrey Samuel Frost, University of Toronto Geoffrey Samuel Frost is a graduate student studying biomedical engineering at the University of Toronto. He completed an undergraduate degree in engineering science at the University of Toronto. He has worked as a Teaching Assistant for the Praxis suite of engineering design courses at the University of Toronto for the past three years.Mr. Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto Jason Foster is the Senior Lecturer in engineering design education within the Division of Engineering Science at the University of Toronto. Trained as a Systems Design Engineer and with industry experience in software development and management

Conference Session

Accreditation and Outcomes-based Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna M. Riley, Smith College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

-459. Accessed January 11, 2012 from http://www.jstor.org/stable/2668172.31. hooks, b. (1994). Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom. New York: Routledge.32. National Science Foundation (2007). Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering: 2007, Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resource Statistics.33. Slaton, A.E. (2010). Race, Rigor, and Selectivity in U.S. Engineering: The History of an Occupational Color Line. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.34. Oldenziel, R. (1999). Making Technology Masculine: Men, Women, and Modern Machines in America 1870- 1945. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.35. Frehill, L.M. (2004). The Gendered Construction

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robb E. Larson, Montana State University; David A. Miller, Montana State University

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Design in Engineering Education

. Page 25.20.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Case Study in Capstone Organization for Continuous Design/Build Projects: Building a Project Brain Trust, and the Experiences of Senior Engineering Students who Joined “Competition” Projects Already In-ProgressAbstractThe year-long Capstone Design course sequence at State University is a key element of both theMechanical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Technology programs. These twoprograms share a common Capstone course. Given proper pre-requisite coursework, students canenter the Capstone sequence either in the fall or spring, and project involvement

Conference Session

Design Cognition III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David R. Wright, North Carolina State University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-4544: INOCULATING NOVICE SOFTWARE DESIGNERS WITHEXPERT DESIGN STRATEGIESDavid R. Wright, North Carolina State University David Wright earned his Ph.D. in computer science from North Carolina State University. He is currently a Research Associate in the Computer Science Department, overseeing the day-to-day operations of four different research projects. Wright has taught a variety of undergraduate courses at NCSU and other local institutions. His research interests include software design and engineering education, focusing on ways to help students think more like engineering professionals than students, as well as developing teaching and learning tools and strategies that help keep students interested in

Conference Session

Advances in Communication Instruction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beth Bateman Newborg, University of Pittsburgh; Teresa L. Larkin, American University; Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

ways of wordingand phrasing and the closely related ways of understanding and analysis—of a givencommunity (rather than dismissing different “languages” as overly complicated orreductively directive) allows for highly successful initial and continuing interaction with Page 25.281.6that community.Fluent Writers “Talking” Physics: Discourse Practices in Physics 100One of the challenges facing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(STEM) education is the fact that knowledge and information are growing at anincreasingly fast pace. In physics education, teachers have watched as the typical physicstextbook has progressively gotten heavier and

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-3439: ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT COMPLETION FOR CAP-STONE DESIGN PROJECTSMr. Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara Stephen Laguette is currently a lecturer at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in the College of Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and the Technology Management pro- gram, and is responsible for the undergraduate M.E. capstone design program. He received his B.S., M.S. in M.E. from the University of California, Los Angeles. His professional career has included executive research and development management positions with a number of medical device companies. He has been responsible for the creation of complex medical devices with more than 15

Conference Session

Design Cognition II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cyrus Habibi P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Ronald R. Ulseth, Itasca Community College

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Design in Engineering Education

currently gaining a lot of interest to replace the traditional lecture-based pedagogy. Since thepublication of Engineer 2020 (and before) there have been numerous calls for a new lookofgraduating engineer 5,6,7. The accreditation criteria of engineering education have beenmodified by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology to place an emphasis onPBL and self-directed learning 8,9.PBL is a pedagogical method which creates a dynamic learning environment and increasesstudents’ interests and motivations 10,11. PBL enables students to practice self-directed learningand to find sustainable solutions to design problems 11,12,13. In addition, PBL provides anopportunity for students to recognize that they are part of a global community, as

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chad A. B. Wilson, University of Houston

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

book with other students before coming up with ideas. Even then, I felt more strongly about the ethical issues in Prey than in Pompeii.”Students agreed that the novels helped them see the importance of thinking about the impact ofengineering decisions: • “Prey specifically showed how the abuse of future engineering technology can lead to devastating problems.” • “Novels provide lots of context and a view into possible decisions that a lecture could not possibly provide.” • “You could see the consequences of the action in the book, but could then contemplate what might have happened to the character if they had taken the other path or made a different choice

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Joseph Kirstukas, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University

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Design in Engineering Education

criteria.Student learning outcome k focuses on the ability of students to use specialized engineeringhardware and software tools in classroom work guided by the instructor, in assignments withouthelp of the instructor, and in design projects where students make an appropriate choice of thetool.Both of these outcomes can be partially evaluated using data from solid modeling courses2. Toassess and measure our students’ performance for the two outcomes, our mechanical engineeringand mechanical engineering technology programs use student data from two classes where solidmodeling is the primary course component. The first class, “Computer Aided Design andIntegrated Manufacturing CAD/CAM/CIM” is taught at the sophomore level and uses the NX(formerly Unigraphics

Conference Session

Design Cognition II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vimal Kumar Viswanathan, Texas A&M University; Nicole Elise Esposito; Julie S. Linsey, Texas A&M University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-4925: TRAINING TOMORROW’S DESIGNERS: A STUDY ONTHE DESIGN FIXATIONMr. Vimal Kumar Viswanathan, Texas A&M University Vimal Viswanathan is a doctoral candidate in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Texas A&M University. He completed his bachelor’s of technology in mechanical engineering from National Insti- tute of Technology, Calicut, India, and master’s of science in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University. He is expected to complete his Ph.D. in Aug. 2012. He has published three journal papers and more than 10 conference papers. His primary research interest is effect of physical representations in engineering idea generation process.Nicole Elise EspositoDr. Julie S. Linsey, Texas

Conference Session

Design Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bethany M. Miller, John Brown University; Will C. Holmes, John Brown University; Kevin Hunter Macfarlan, John Brown University

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Design in Engineering Education

the American Solar Challenge6,7 or building a solar house in the Department of Energy’sSolar Decathlon8 have fewer participants, but are similarly well known. Also of note are small-scale robotic competitions such as the Two-Year College Model Design held at the ASEEAnnual Conference and the Student Hardware Competition9,10 held at IEEE’s region three annualconference, SouthestCon. A new competition available to universities is the NASA LunaboticsMining Competition.As part of the Kennedy Educational branch of the National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration (NASA), the Lunabotics Mining Competition was developed as an initiative toencourage university students to engage in the fields of science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-3039: EXPERIENCING CAPSTONE DESIGN PROBLEM STATE-MENTSDr. Gene Dixon, East Carolina University Gene Dixon teaches aspiring engineers at the undergraduate level at East Carolina University. He has held positions in industry with Union Carbide, Chicago Bridge & Iron, E.I. DuPont & deNemours, West- inghouse Electric, CBS, Viacom, and Washington Group. He has spoken to more than 25,000 people as a corporate trainer, a teacher, and a motivational speaker. He received a Ph.D. in industrial and sys- tems engineering and engineering management from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, a master’s of business administration from Nova Southeastern University, and a bachelor’s of science in materials

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Loren Christian, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Seda McKIlligan, Iowa State University; Colleen M. Seifert, University of Michigan; Richard Gonzalez, University of Michigan

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Design in Engineering Education

International Design Conference, DESIGN 2010, Cavtat, Croatia.31. Daly, S. R., Christian, J. L., Yilmaz, S., Seifert, C. M., & Gonzalez, R. (2011a, May 26-28). Assessing design heuristics in idea generation within an introductory engineering design course. Paper presented at the Mudd Design Workshop: "Design education: Innovation and entrepreneurship", Claremont, CA.32. Yilmaz, S., Christian, J. L., Daly, S. R., Seifert, C. M., & Gonzalez, R. (2011). Idea generation in collaborative settines using design heuristics. Paper presented at the International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED), Kopenhagen, Denmark.33. Abernathy,W. J., Utterback, J. M., (1978). Patterns of industrial innovation. Technology Review, 80(7), 1978, pp

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Design Cognition III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-3132: GENDER DIFFERENCES IN AN ENERGY CONSERVA-TION IDEA GENERATION TASKDr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Senay Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education and is the Director of Assessment Research for the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE) at Purdue University. Purzer has has journal publications on instrument development, teacher professional develop- ment, and K-12 engineering education. Her research focuses on assessing constructs such as innovation, information literacy, and collaborative learning.Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University Nicholas D. Fila is a doctoral student and Graduate Research Assistant in the School of

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego; Mark Anderson, University of California, San Diego

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Design in Engineering Education

the Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology in 1994. He was a lecturer and Director of the Design Studio at Yale University for four years, and then returned to his alma matter, UC, San Diego, in 1999. He is now a tenured lec- turer and Director of the Design Center in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He teaches hands-on design courses including an introductory design class, a mechatronics class, and a capstone design class. His interests in design education include increasing student motivation, teamwork, and integration of theory into design projects.Dr. Mark Anderson, University of California, San Diego

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering from the Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology in 1994. He was a lecturer and Director of the Design Studio at Yale University for four years, and then returned to his alma matter, UC, San Diego, in 1999. He is now a tenured lec- turer and Director of the Design Center in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He teaches hands-on design courses including an introductory design class, a mechatronics class, and a capstone design class. His interests in design education include increasing student motivation, teamwork, and integration of theory into design projects. Page 25.1096.1

Conference Session

Advances in Communication Instruction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Andrea M. Motto, Virginia Tech ; Kelly J. Cross, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Partnership for Technical Communication, in Writing Across the Curriculum2006: Clemson, SC.9. Kampe, S.L., et al., Leveraging the “Traditional” MSE Degree with an Intensive Communications-across-the-Curriculum Program, in What Makes an Good Materials Engineer and How Best to Educate Them – Best Practices, Materials Science and Technology 2005 Conference and Exhibition2005: Pittsburgh, PA.10. Pembridge, J.J. and M.C. Paretti. The Current State of Capstone Design Pedagogy. in American Society in Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exhibition. 2010. Page 25.1394.11 Louisville, KY.11. Howe, S., Where are

Conference Session

The Role of Robotics in K-12 Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irina Igel, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Ronald Leonel Poveda, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander P.E., Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Robotics Training for Volunteer Mentors and K-12 Teachers1. Introduction The uses and effectiveness of technology that help shape children’s understanding ofscience and engineering were studied in literature as early as Papert’s seminal work1 onconstructivism. Papert showed that learning to use computers from an early age helps shape theway children think of, learn with, and understand computers and even other disciplines, such asmath. In the years following Papert’s work, many uses of engaging, modern technologies (e.g.,sensors, gaming, and robotics) were examined to develop K-12 students’ learning,understanding, and interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects.2-11For example, use of LEGO

Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Rachel A. Louis, Virginia Tech; Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ida B. Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brook Sattler, University of Washington

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Graduate Studies

AC 2012-3367: EXPLORING THE REASONS FOR COLLABORATIONAND COOPERATION AMONG GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHERSMs. Alexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology Alexandra Coso is a Ph.D. student in the Cognitive Engineering Center at Georgia Tech, where she is pursuing a doctorate in aerospace engineering. She received her B.S. in aerospace engineering from MIT and her M.S. in systems engineering from the University of Virginia. Alexandra is actively involved in the ASEE Student Division and the Graduate Engineering Education Consortium for Students, and she recently co-founded a Georgia Tech ASEE Student Chapter. Her research interests include the integration of cognitive engineering into the aerospace

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt M. DeGoede, Elizabethtown College; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Momodou Jain

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International

sustainable and appropriate technologies, in the context of a total design approachincluding long-term factors such as energy consumption, local materials, durability, maintenanceand economic sustainability of the project.While the first academic year of this collaboration produced several tangible results and greatfirst steps, if this year's results were the conclusion, we would be disappointed. However wefind encouragement from the founder of the EPICS program at Purdue University “When youstart [an engineering Service-Learning program], start small and imperfect…Start withsomething and build.” 1 The past 15 months represent very successful “imperfect” first steps in along collaborative intervention.Model for CollaborationA few simple ideas from

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

AC 2012-3021: DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OFEDUCATIONAL ROBOTICS ACTIVITIES FOR K-12 STUDENTSDr. Can Saygin, University of Texas, San Antonio Can (John) Saygin is an Associate Professor of mechanical engineering and a research investigator in the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Lean Systems (CAMLS) at the University of Texas, San Antonio (UTSA). He is also the Director of the Interactive Technology Experience Center (iTEC) and the Director of the Manufacturing Systems and Automation (MSA) Laboratory. He received his B.S. (1989), M.S. (1992), and Ph.D. (1997) degrees in mechanical engineering with emphasis on manufacturing engineering from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, in Turkey. In

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; Eric Deemer Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University; Krystal S. Corbett, Louisiana Tech University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-4434: USING CYBER DISCOVERY TO ASSESS CHANGE INSTUDENT STEM-RELATED ATTITUDESDr. Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech UniversityProf. Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech UniversityEric Deemer Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University Eric Deemer is an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at Louisiana Tech University. His research interests include achievement motivation and vocational psychology, particularly as they relate to pursuit of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers.Ms. Krystal S. Corbett, Louisiana Tech University Page 25.1424.1 c American Society for

Conference Session

Factors Impacting Engineering Career Choices, Including Engaging Families

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Charles H. Reilly, University of Central Florida; Diane Johnson, University of Central Florida; Leslie Castner, University of Central Florida

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

interest and preparedness. Along with teaching seventh grade science, she is now giving workshops to middle school teachers demonstrat- ing how to incorporate more STEM-based learning into the curriculum. She is also one of the coordinators for Expanding Your Horizons, sponsored by the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Uni- versity of Central Florida, an annual conference that encourages middle school age girls to realize their potential in science, technology, engineering, and math.Leslie Castner, University of Central Florida Leslie Castner graduated from Duke University with a B.S. in computer science. She worked for IBM as a software developer on projects for the FAA and the petroleum industry. She is

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

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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

The Role of Robotics in K-12 Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard S. Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Farahzad Behi, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 25.785.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Inspiring Interest in STEM through Summer Robotics CampAbstractSummer camps provide an opportunity for children with similar interests to come together for aweek, or longer, to gain a unique experience based upon those interests. These camps have beenutilized as a means of increase student interest and awareness in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This paper discusses the development, execution, andlessons learned from a robotics summer camp offered to campers from ages 7 to 13. This camputilized a combination of visual lectures, build activities, and competitions to keep studentsengaged, teach them about various

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University and Harpeth Hall School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-4502: K-CAREER DIRECTIONS FOR WOMENDr. Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University and Harpeth Hall School Stacy Klein-Gardner’s career focuses on K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, particularly as it relates to increasing interest and participation by females. Klein-Gardner serves as the Director of the Center for STEM Education for Girls at the Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, Tenn. Here, she leads professional development opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) for K-12 teachers and works to identify and disseminate best practices from suc- cessful K-12, and university and corporate STEM programs for females. This center also leads

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mircea Alexandru Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca; Clint S. Cole, Digilent, Inc.; Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Joe Harris, Digilent, Inc.; Alex DUPE Wong; Monica Bot

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2012-4543: GLOBAL DESIGN COMPETITIONProf. Mircea Alexandru Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca Studies: 1979-1984, five year engineering program at Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Polytechnic Institute in Cluj-Napoca. 1998 PhD in Electronics, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca Professional Experience: Design Engineer at IEIA Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 1984 1986 Research Engineer at IPA Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 1986 - 1991 Faculty member at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania: 1991 to date (professor since 2004) Managerial Ex- perience: 2006 - present, General Manager of Digilent RO International Experience: 1999-2000, Visiting Professor at

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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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Suzanna Schmeelk, Rutgers University; Robert Sigley, Rutgers University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Technology, 2012). The VMC collection illustrates studentlearning topics in pre-algebra, algebra, statistics, probability, geometry and calculus. NCTM (2000) also provides anational discrete mathematics standard for grades 9-12. They require a mathematics curriculum to include learningto represent problem situations using discrete structures. Additionally, NCTM (2000) provides a national counting,probability and problem solving in general. These fundamental requirements are essential for later durable college-level and industry engineering education.The paper provides results from studies of teachers and graduate students who have made use of the VMC tools andresources to explore mathematical ideas and study student learning. Research assessment