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Tricks of the Trade I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; William R. Marshall, Alief Independent School District

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New Engineering Educators

from peer reactions and should be encouraged to take responsibility for their ownlearning (i.e., taught to self-evaluate). Providing accurate feedback and helping students totake charge of learning can stimulate healthy minds. Page 25.469.3Improving Pedagogy with Differentiated InstructionA key concept in differentiated instruction is applying a proactive approach to the learning andteaching model. As such, this document is divided into two major themes: active learning; andactive teaching.Topics included in the “Active Learning” section include: 1) Focusing on Learning and NotTeaching; 2) Problem Based Learning; 3) Facilitating Group Learning

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Capstone and Design Projects in Engineering Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Biswajit Ray, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

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Engineering Technology

Introduction to Engineering Technology course,offered to freshmen electronics engineering technology students, are presented. The primaryobjective of this course is to improve the quantitative and qualitative problem solving skill offreshmen students during their first semester of college experience. This in turn contributes totheir preparedness for subsequent science, math, and engineering technology courses, positivelyimpacting student retention rate. The course presented herein also includes a number of hands-on projects to introduce the concepts of engineering design, prototyping, and testing. Soft skillssuch as formal report writing and team work, and orientation to engineering profession andindustry are also key components of this course. Course

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FPD II: Hands-on Curriculum in the First Year

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beverly K. Jaeger, Northeastern University; Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

. This second semester ‘programming’ course had not fullymade the connection between software written to solve a practical problem and how it might be used todrive hardware/devices in a visible experiential way. As a result, students were skeptical, expressing adisconnect with real-world and career applications. This weak cause-and-effect association at timesresulted in a somewhat uninterested learning population. It became apparent that students did not deeplyunderstand the importance of writing code in relation to engineering problem solving. We as instructorssaw an opportunity to take a role in bridging this gap.Challenge #2: Resources. A further challenge relates to resources: How can we demonstrate the value ofprogramming and problem

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NEW THIS YEAR! - ASEE Main Plenary II: Best Paper Recognition & Industry Day Session: Corporate Member Council Speaker

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen R. Turns, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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ASEE Board of Directors, Corporate Members Council

successful peers (e.g., Refs. 22, 23). These differences have beenassociated with performance on classroom assessments24 and problem solving measures.2 Taken together, this body of research suggests that one way in which an instructor couldimprove students’ problem solving is by helping students to develop a well-organized knowledgebase and showing how this knowledge applies to specific problems. In a later section, wediscuss ways to promote high quality knowledge organization amongst students inthermodynamics.Procedural Knowledge In our theoretical framework, procedural knowledge includes both the skills andstrategies a student knows. Automated skills include knowledge such as how to applyalgorithms and construct diagrams. Strategies

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New and Innovative Ideas

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer S. Atchison, Drexel University; Danielle Tadros, Drexel University; Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University; Paul Holt; William Andrew Stoy, North Carolina State University; Joy A. Kots, Father Judge High School; Caroline Louise Schauer, Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

their peers and compete in local and regionalscience fairs.This project was a joint effort between high school teachers who participated in the 2011Research Experience for Teachers in Nanotechnology (RET-Nano), students in the 2011Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), their graduate mentors and faculty. The Page 25.617.2RET-Nano teachers and REU students/mentors worked together to develop lesson plansand activities to scaffold the high school student’s learning experience. The REU studentsdesigned, built the tested the experimental hardware for the electrospinning traveling kit.And the graduate mentor travelled to all of the schools to

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Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Design in Engineering Education

Page 25.891.2expounded on the benefits of peer-led team-learning that comes with SAE Baja projects4. Reimer,Lawrence and Abro noted that competitive activities such as Baja could help nurture theentrepreneurial mindset in students5. Hoff and Davis pointed out that the SAE Collegiate DesignSeries can provide valuable hands-on experience for undergraduates6. Novoselich and Dillonexplored the unique dynamics and benefits of creating two student teams instead of one to furthermotivate students to excel, in the context of a large engineering program7. Marlor shared hisexperience serving as a faculty advisor to the SAE Baja team, especially from advising the SAE clubperspective8. In this paper, we will share our experience working with a small pool

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Electrical and Computer

company, and an electronic coachingglove for a bowling coach. Student teams were required to propose projects for the course that would allow for theuse of an Arduino Uno microcontroller, receive input from at least one sensor and control at leastone actuator. In addition, budget constraints ($160/student team) and user testing requirementswere given. At the beginning of the semester, teams presented multiple options for potentialusers / clients / stakeholders and received peer and instructor feedback that guided theirselection. Student teams completed detailed benchmarking, user observations and datacollection, a mission statement, and defined requirements and specifications based on the user.The majority of the semester was then spent

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Mentoring Graduate Students - Diversity and Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sylvanus N. Wosu, University of Pittsburgh; Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

the ever-increasing diversity in the U.S., expected large-scaleretirements from the STEM disciplines, and the need to ensure a stable future STEM workforceto maintain U.S. competitiveness in science and engineering. Nelson and Rogers write, “Ifsignificant progress is to be made within the next couple of decades, new and totally differentapproaches to solving problems facing women and minority faculty will be needed.13”This paper presents a comprehensive multi-dimensional approach to addressing the above three-body pipeline problem that result in low production of URM PhD and under-representation ofURM faculty in STEM. The model premise is that multi-campus recruiting pipeline, graduatementoring, retention system, and institutional receptivity

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FPD VII: Research on First-year Programs Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University

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First-Year Programs

couldn’t whip out my laptop during an exam. I painstakingly turned it on andstarted using it. In the Jimmy Carter days, I used reverse polish notation, and there wereno graphing calculators available for use in examinations.Now – my past experiences made me aware that there is definitely a way to store anumber in a calculator. Yet how to do this was not obvious to me in peering with myreaders down at the tiny notation on the calculator side-buttons. During an in-classexercise, hand-calculating a series of secant slopes, I realized how it would be useful tostore the outcome of X times “e” raised to the X, where X was 1.003476. As anexperienced “networker,” I have realized that simply “asking one who knows” is a fasterway of figuring out how to do

Conference Session

Computer-based Measurements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Kevin McCue, Northeastern University

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Instrumentation

. Demonstration type labs seem to haveevolved primarily to deal with increasing enrollment, which has gone up dramatically in recentyears. Unfortunately, it has been difficult for the infrastructure to keep up with the increase.Since a broken piece of equipment in the first of six lab sections makes it impossible to teach theremaining sections, the emphasis had shifted in many cases to protecting the equipment above allelse. In the Measurements and Analysis class, for example, the pressure experiment was by andlarge performed by the TA, with the students watching and writing down data. In anotherexample, the strain lab required several inconvenient work-arounds to allow students to adjustthe zero setting on a Wheatstone bridge. In real life this would be

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-oriented Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naser El-Bathy P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Clay Samuel Gloster Jr., North Carolina A&T State University; Ghassan M. Azar; Cameron Seay, North Carolina A&T State Univeristy; Mohammed K. El-Bathy, Lawrence Technological University; Ibraheem A. Kateeb, North Carolina A&T State University; Rajeev K. Agrawal, North Carolina A&T State University; Aiman Ghassan Baset

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Computing & Information Technology

information technology with business strategies, goals, and needs. While the study of and research in computer science is his prime objective, his interests in literature, music, travel, and nature help him to maintain a sense of perspective in life. He likes to write and has published some articles and is a co-author of a published book. He believes that each of us must give something back to society, so he contributes to local organizations that focus on the environment of his hometown.Dr. Ibraheem A. Kateeb, North Carolina A&T State University Ibraheem Kateeb received his B.S. in physics and mathematics from Yarmouk University in Jordan, and M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. from NCA&TSU in North Carolina in electrical and

Conference Session

Expanding Access and Opportunities for M/30

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Scott M. Katalenich, U.S. Military Academy; Brad C. McCoy, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

finalhomework assignment was a reflective essay on whether or not the student planned to remain acivil engineering major and why/why not, and what strengths/weaknesses did they have when itcomes to the skills/attributes outlined by the BOK2 and ABET.The freshmen thought that the five most important skills were communication, ethics, teamwork,creativity, and design. Although the small number of female and minority students madeidentifying statistically significant differences difficult, at the conclusion of the Introduction toCivil Engineering course, reportedly a greater percentage of females (20%) had lost interest incivil engineering compared to their white male peers (10%). Out of 134 students, 11 lost interestin being a civil engineering major, yet

Conference Session

Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Educational Research and Methods

experimental IM discussion sections. These TAs changed their teachingactivities and grading activities to focus on supporting students’ autonomy rather than any oneparticular learning outcome. Since these TAs also want to become faculty, this increasedresponsibility for the TAs created a secondary benefit of training these TAs to become agents ofchange in their future careers. To create an IM supportive environment for the TAs, the faculty gave the TAs greaterautonomy to choose the structure of their discussion sections and to choose grading procedures.This autonomy was supported by a weekly one-hour coaching and peer-support TA meeting.This meeting consisted of training in grading schemes, listening skills, team building skills, anddiscussions

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

(NCEA) researching significantly funded industry projects examining the design and modelling of specialist conductivity instrumentation and modelling for foods in the dairy industry. Since 2009, he has been a lecturer in electronics and communications engineering at the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying at USQ. He has published commercial research reports, trademarks, patent, and academic peer reviewed research papers both nationally and internationally including two recent publications directly relating to improving STEM engagement in schools using remote access laboratories and robotics. His research interest includes surrogate instrumentation systems, remote and non-contact measurement, remote laboratories, and

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Undergraduate Recruitment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Women in Engineering

in math, science, or engineering than their male peers. TheCollege of Engineering at San José State University has also witnessed an overall decrease in thenumber of women engineering students, dropping from 19% in 2001 to 14% in 2011.Table 1. Women Undergraduates in the College of Engineering at San José State University Full‐time Students First‐time Freshmen New Transfer Students 25.0% 22.4% 22.4% 21.2% 20.0% 17.1% 17.9% 17.8% 18.1% 16.2% 14.4% 13.7% 13.6% 15.0% 18.8% 16.4% 17.6

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IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander A. Kist, University of Southern Queensland

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Computing & Information Technology

performance parameters and contrasts thisinformation with key parameters of the NBN. The study suggests that a digital divide will remainfor locations that have to rely on satellite Internet access, even once the NBN has been deployed.IntroductionIn step with the developments in technology and society, educators have embraced computer andInternet-based learning and teaching tools. This includes administrative tools such as CourseManagement Systems (CMS), e.g. Moodle, as well as tools with a strong learning and teachingfocus, such as peer assessment tools. Such learning tools are used by both, distance as well asface-to-face education. Modern distance education relies heavily on Information andCommunication Technology (ICT) to provide students with an

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University; Gregory Stuart Rogers; Preston Jay Mendoza, National University

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Computing & Information Technology

. Wyne has been with the ABET USA for more than 10 years and is currently serving as a Commissioner for Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of ABET. In addition, he is a Guest Editor for a journal, Associate Editor, and is serving on editorial boards for four international journals. He has also served as Chair and Co-chair of numerous conferences, workshops, tracks, and panels, in addition to serving on the program committee for more than 60 international conferences. Wyne has given invited talks on numerous occasions and published a number of articles in peer-reviewed international journals and peer-reviewed international conferences.Mr. Gregory Stuart RogersMr. Preston Jay Mendoza, National University Business

Conference Session

Faculty Career Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Penny M. Knoll, Montana State University; Ann Saterbak, Rice University

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Women in Engineering

. Fahien Award, the John Wiley Premier Award for Engineering Education Courseware, NCSU Fac- ulty Advising Award, National Effective Teaching Institute Fellow, NCSU Alumni Outstanding Teacher Award, George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award, ASEE Southeastern Section New Teacher Award, and ASEE-ERM Apprentice Faculty Grant Award. Bullard’s research interests lie in the area of educational scholarship, including teaching and advising effectiveness, academic integrity, process design instruction, and the integration of writing, speaking, and computing within the curriculum.Prof. Penny M. Knoll, Montana State University Penny Knoll is an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator for the undergraduate

Conference Session

Model Eliciting Activities

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

rankings. For the Team Draft 2and Team Final Response, teams revisit their procedure (using peer and instructor feedback) andwork with the larger historical data set.As with any MEA, students are not specifically instructed to use particular mathematical orstatistical methods. For discussion purposes here, Table 1 provides summary statistics of thedata to demonstrate what the student teams should have noticed about the data and referred towhen developing their own data sets to further test their mathematical models. Given the dataprovided at Draft 1, the student teams should have concluded that the mean alone cannot be usedto differentiate the shipping companies. The means are all within about 0.1 minutes (not enoughto make a practical difference

Conference Session

NEW THIS YEAR! - ASEE Main Plenary II: Best Paper Recognition & Industry Day Session: Corporate Member Council Speaker

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Board of Directors, Corporate Members Council

the range of inquiry-based approaches that have been developed for physics education including Physics by Inquiry, PeerInstruction, Real Time Physics, Tools for Scientific thinking and workshop Physics. Prince and Felder(2006, 2007) provide extensive evidence that a variety of inquiry-based instructional methods areeffective for promoting conceptual understanding as well as additional educational outcomes. Theframework adopted for the activities presented in this study drew heavily on the Workshop Physicsmodel, the defining elements of which (Laws et al., 1999) are shown in Table 1. Table 1: Elements of Inquiry-Based Activity Modules (Laws et al 1999) (a) Use peer instruction and collaborative work

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Out-of-School and Informal Activities

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yair Joseph Mega P.E., Northeastern University; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Daniel Sullivan, Northeastern University; Lauren Horn, Northeastern University; Charles A. Dimarzio, Northeastern University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teachers through the proposal process, conducted proposal-writing workshops; Co-facilitator (2004), Boston East Pipeline Network; and Alumni, Lead Boston 2004 (The National Conference for Community and Justice). She won the 2006 Northeastern University Aspiration Award, and was recognized at the 2003 Northeastern University Reception honoring Principal Investigators that obtained funding in excess of $1 million over a five-year period.Daniel Sullivan, Northeastern University Daniel Sullivan has a B.S. in civil engineering and has worked for the Center for STEM Education since 2010.Ms. Lauren Horn, Northeastern UniversityDr. Charles A. Dimarzio, Northeastern University

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ADVANCE and Related Faculty Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Chang Yan, College of New Jersey; Lisa Grega, College of New Jersey; Suriza VanderSandt, College of New Jersey; Diane C. Bates, College of New Jersey; Elizabeth Borland, College of New Jersey; Karen Elizabeth Clark, College of New Jersey; Amanda Norvell, College of New Jersey

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Women in Engineering

initiatives encompass peer mentorship, professional development, and family friendlypolicies.As TCNJ is in the 3rd year of this 3-year NSF funded ADVANCE PAID grant, this paper willdiscuss the implementation of the program initiatives and success and challenges learned indetail.Equity Assessment InitiativeFaculty Database A longitudinal faculty database was constructed in coordination with Human Resources,The Center for Institutional Research and Academic Affairs. Original HR data containedincorrect information and lacked promotion data. In analysis of the data, only faculty hired after1990 were included. The reason for excluding pre-1990 data is that standards for promotionchanged at around this time period. Faculty hired after 1990 were

Conference Session

Social Media and In-class Technology: Creating Active Learning Environments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Erin E. Bowen, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dawn D. Laux, Purdue University

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Computers in Education

conducted in the higher educationcontext in different parts of the world have documented that community building is, indeed, abenefit that results from student use of microblogging as part of instruction. For example,integration of informal microblogging in the UK, among two groups of students lead the authorsto conclude that community building and peer support were two of the most beneficial impactsof Twitter use7. Similar findings were observed among Chinese students who used Twitter aspart of their courses: they created a community that provided social support and motivation tolearn 8-10. Beyond enabling relationship and community building among groups of studentsenrolled in the same course, microblogging was shown to help build international

Conference Session

Hey You: Effectively Engaging Students in the Classroom

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Laman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B. Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Civil Engineering

Page 25.314.5numbered pages; and 4) professional tabs. These Notebooks were reviewed at mid-semester andat the conclusion of the semester by the teaching assistant following the instructor’s gradingrubric. The Engineer’s Notebook counted five percent toward the final course grade.This project intended to design an active learning environment within the course context that: 1)better promotes group activities and peer interaction; 2) shrinks the perceived size of the courseenrollment for students; 3) offers extended, open-ended problems to promote creativity andinnovation; and 4) includes writing within coursework to stimulate a broader world view.Evaluation of this active learning plan was completed through comparison of past quiz and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University; Miladin Radovic, Texas A&M University; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-4653: EFFECTS OF STUDENT-LED UNDERGRADUATE RE-SEARCH EXPERIENCE ON LEARNING AND ATTITUDES TOWARD EN-GINEERING IN AN INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS SCIENCE COURSEDr. Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University Raymundo Arroyave is an Assistant Professor with the Mechanical Engineering Department. He also belongs to the faculty of the Interdisciplinary Materials Science program. He received his Ph.D. degree in materials science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His teaching interests include under- graduate courses on materials science and numerical methods and graduate courses on thermodynamics of materials science. He has more than 60 publications (peer-reviewed journals and proceedings) on the general

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Dunia Tania Periverzov, Drexel University (Tech.)

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Environmental Engineering

develops thestudents’ lifelong learning skills, self-evaluations, self-discovery, and peer instruction in thedesign’s creation, critique, and justification. Students learn to understand and make use of themanufacturer data sheets, application notes, and technical manuals when developing their designprojects. The experience, which would be difficult to complete individually, gives the students asense of satisfaction and the accomplishment that is often lacking in many engineering courses,using traditional teaching approaches. Furthermore, the design experience motivates studentlearning and develops skills required in industry. This paper discusses the development of astudent project involving a number of senior undergraduate students at our

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curricula

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

A. Frank Ackerman, Montana Tech of the University of Montana; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

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Educational Research and Methods Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie P. Martin, Clemson University; Matthew K. Miller, Clemson University; Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

otherwise.Table 1. Essential Elements of Social Capital and Relevance to the Present Study Element Definition from SC Theory Application to REU research The availability of resources related to Pool of resources available in engineering, research, and graduate school to one’s social network, such as a student through contacts they made as a Availability economic, cultural, or human result of the REU program, including faculty capital members, graduate students, peers, guest speakers, among others Ease of access to resources

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Active Learning and Demonstrations in Materials Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam J. Kardos, University of Colorado, Denver; Stephan A. Durham, University of Colorado, Denver; Wesley E. Marshall, University of Colorado, Denver

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Materials

the writing of laboratory reports and in-class presentations. The Green Projects-to-Pavements project was a proposed study funded in-part by theUniversity of Colorado – Presidential Teaching and Learning Collaborative Program. Theindividuals that contributed to this study included the faculty and teaching assistant thatdeveloped and administered the study, a peer-group of collaborators acting as an advisory panel,and the students of the class. The problem-based design project was a semester long projectbeginning with students being given a project objective, followed by students performing theirown literature research, material selection, obtaining materials, experimentation, testing, andpresentation. In regards to the course topic

Conference Session

Ethics and Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida

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Engineering Ethics

students’ interviews with peers, friends, and family, on how aspects of theirresearch will affect the general public and the environment. The specific areas addressed inthis article are 1) Nanotechnology in Solar Cell Development, 2) Nanotechnology inElectronics, 3) Nanotechnology in BioEnergy, and 4) Nanotechnology and Fuel Cells.III. MethodologyAs utilized by anthropologists, sociologists, and psychologists, this work has employed acombination of techniques, “survey research design” and “convenience sampling”.4,5 Withthe summer research program having a duration of ten weeks and limited funding, these twomethods were deemed appropriate to address the two concerns of this work. Particularly,survey research designs are very valuable tools for