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Lessons Learned through Community Engagement of Engineering Students

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Robert Foster, George Fox University; Gary E. Spivey, George Fox University

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Community Engagement Division

engineer with the National Security Agency, chiefly as a special-purpose-computer and application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) designer. During this time, he also served as a site-support engineer for the U.S. Navy Security Group Activity station, formerly located in Edzell, Scotland. From 1999 until joining the George Fox University faculty in 2003, he was a Senior Member of the technical staff at Rincon Research Corporation, where his primary focus was FPGA development for DSP applications. Page 25.1058.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012

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FPD X: Addressing Retention in the First Year

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andria Costello Staniec, Syracuse University; Helen M. Doerr, Syracuse University

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First-Year Programs

developmental theory for higher education. Journal of College Student Development, 40, 518-529.7. Tinto, V. (1993). Leaving college: Rethinking the causes and cures of student attrition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.8. Treisman, U. (1992). Studying students studying calculus: A look at the lives of minority mathematics students in college. The College Mathematics Journal, 23(5), 362-372.9. Arendale, D.R. (2004). Pathways of persistence: A review of postsecondary peer cooperative learning programs. In Duranczyk, I.M., Higbee, J.L., Lundell, D.B. (Eds.). Best practices for access and retention in higher education (pp. 27-40). Minneapolis, MN: Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy

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Relevance of and Models for Community Engagement in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James L. Huff, Purdue University; Dulcy M. Abraham, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Community Engagement Division

-abroad experiencesintentionally designed to inculcate competencies in engineering students as preparation for theirincreasingly globally-integrated profession.The signees of the Newport Declaration voice a well-recognized need in engineering education.Though the only explicit mention of global awareness in the ABET EC2000 outcomes is thatengineering graduates should “understand the impact of engineering solutions in aglobal…context,” a driving impetus in developing the ABET EC2000 outcomes was anawareness of the current and future globalization of engineering practice3,4. Moreover, theNational Academy of Engineer’s scenario-based report Engineer of 2020 notes the currentlyinterlinked global economy and provides a scenario on the increasingly

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Projects in Instrumentation and Control

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University

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Instrumentation

planned to be used in our design and implementation: the use of proprietarylanguages like LabVIEW and MATLAB-Simulink and the use of standard programminglanguages. The success of this project in an education and research-oriented experimental facilitywill advance the state of art of education in the fields such as I&M, sensors and controls bycontributing to new experimental concepts, and simulations, and by creating a motivatingenvironment for the engineering practice. The i-Lab set-ups planned to be developed during thisproject are used in both ET undergraduate and graduate courses. They also may be used asmodels for the similar developments in other courses

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Using Applications and Projects in Teaching Mathematics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David I. Spang, Burlington County College; Kathleen Spang, Middlesex Boro High School

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Mathematics

more than 25 years, teaching all levels of mathematics, including Advanced Placement, at Middlesex Boro High School in N.J. Spang earned her doctorate in mathematics education from the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University, with a focus on how students learn mathematical ideas. Page 25.1100.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Real-World Applications of Mathematical and Scientific Principles in the Curriculum for College and Career SuccessAbstractWith a large expected need for scientists, engineers, and technologists it is increasingly critical

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K-12 Teacher Professional Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Louis Nadelson, Boise State University; Anne Louise Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory; Jill K. Hettinger, Boise State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 25.1240.2including content knowledge, pedagogy, STEM careers, assessment, scientific inquiry,engineering design, and best practices. Further, our assessment of the program provides a uniquecontribution to the on-going exploration of how K-12 teachers develop an understanding of theprocesses used by STEM professionals and an awareness of unique skills needed to compete andsucceed. Also, unique to our study is the nature of the data collection, using both quantitativeand qualitative data, to assess participants’ knowledge of engineering design and the size of thesample, over 100 K-12 teachers participated in our project.The purpose of this report is to share our research findings related to teacher understanding of theengineering design

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Laboratory Exercises for Energy, Power, and Industrial Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zeit T. Cai, Princeton University; Jeremy John Worm P.E., Michigan Technological University; Drew Dosson Brennan, Michigan Technological University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2012-5030: EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES IN GROUND VEHICLE COAST-DOWN TESTINGMr. Zeit T. Cai, Princeton University Zeit T. Cai is a third-year mechanical and aerospace engineering student at Princeton University. Over the summer of 2011, he participated in a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) hosted by Michigan Technological University. Under the tutelage of Jeremy Worm, he conducted research on coastdown testing and helped design a procedure to conduct coastdown testing in a classroom setting.Jeremy John Worm P.E., Michigan Technological University Jeremy John Worm is the Director of the Mobile Sustainable Transportation Laboratory at Michigan Tech and a Research Engineer in the Advanced Power Systems Research

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Recruitment, Retention, and First-year Programs in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Electrical and Computer

relates to a low uptake of tertiary engineering study by students andhigh attrition rates in tertiary engineering study, a phenomenon occurring worldwide3,4.The lack of supply has important consequences for the future development of New Zealand‟sindustry and economy, and was the motivation for establishing a new engineering programmeat VUW in 2007. Page 25.745.3Recent New Zealand research by the IPENZ identified a number of issues that contribute tostudent recruitment in tertiary engineering. They determined that the three main factors thatcontribute to a student‟s decision of secondary school subject choice are their interest in thesubject, their

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Pedagogical Approaches for Software Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Martinez, University of Costa Rica; Marcelo Jenkins, University of Costa Rica

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2012-3237: AN EXPERIENCE USING REFLECTION IN SOFTWAREENGINEERINGDr. Alexandra Martinez, University of Costa Rica Alexandra Martinez has been working since 2009 as an Invited Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Costa Rica (UCR). She has taught courses in databases, soft- ware testing, and bioinformatics, and done applied research in software testing at UCR’s Research Center on Information and Communication Technologies. Previously, she worked as a Software Design Engi- neer in Test at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Wash., and as a Software Engineer at ArtinSoft in San Jose, Costa Rica. She received her Ph.D. in computer engineering from the University of Florida

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National and Multi-university Initiatives

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering; William M. Jordan, Baylor University; R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Educational Objectives andProgram Student Outcomes. Understanding the role of these items in how they define a programis central to understanding the purpose of a program in how it is attempting to relate itscurriculum to the future of its graduates.ABET educational objectives and student outcomes can best be understood from a top-down perspective.[4] Which of these comes first is not at all a chicken-and-egg argument.Educational objectives come first. Then student outcomes can be properly understood andtake on a useful meaning. The educational objectives are defined in terms of the earlycareer paths the graduates of the engineering program are being prepared for andgenerally expected to follow. In other words, once the students leave the academic

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Information Literacy in Context: Enabling Real World Problem Solving

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David F. Radcliffe, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Libraries

Page 25.874.7reaches the end of its life-cycle (recycling or re-use, for example).4.4 Phase 4: What will it be like?Initially in this phase, the conceptual designs are evaluated to determine which solution will finallybe selected for implementation. This selection process requires the ideas generated previously befleshed in the form of basic configurations that can be evaluated, for instance, as a computer modelto determine whether these preliminary designs are feasible and practical. Often this is a hands-onphase of design, where the team makes simple or more sophisticated prototypes and conduct teststo see if they meet the design specifications. To facilitate testing of the ideas, an overall systemmight be decomposed into a series of sub

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K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyssa M. Batula, Drexel University; T. William Mather, Drexel University; Gabe Carryon, Drexel University; Stuart Surrey, Philadelphia High School for Girls; Daniel Edward Ueda, Central High School; Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University; Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

hopefully confirm these findings. Additionally,another test using the Wii and Big Brain Academy will hopefully correlate with increasedengineering skills.AcknowledgmentsThis work is supported by NSF Award DGE-0947936 and the Graduate Research Fellowship.[1] R. Atkinson. “Supply and Demand for Scientists and Engineers: A National Crisis in the Making,” Science, pp. 12-23, 1990.[2] M. Laeser, et al. “Engineering Design: Examining the Impact of Gender and the Team’s Gender Composition,” Journal of Engineering Education, pp. 49-56, 2003.[3] J.E. Jacobs. 2005. “Twenty-five years of research on gender and ethnicdifferences in math and science career choices: What have we learned?” New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, pp. 85–94

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ECE Curriculum Improvement

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip A. Mlsna, Northern Arizona University; Niranjan Venkatraman, Northern Arizona University; Sheryl L. Howard, Northern Arizona University

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Electrical and Computer

, Page 25.486.5 and probably all science, students. (b) A 4-year ECE program that allows study abroad without delaying graduation: a 6- or 8-week summer semester abroad for engineering students between freshman and sophomore year is being trialed next summer. Two courses required for most engineer- ing disciplines are offered in this summer study abroad engineering program. The ECE program encourages student participation in this study abroad program. (c) Assessment of historical perspective presented in selected courses. (d) Assessment of impact of ECE on global society in Engineering Design. 2. Environmental Sustainability (a) Develop clearly-targeted

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K-12 Teacher Professional Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith A. Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Muktha Jost, North Carolina A&T State University; Tyrette Sherlone Carter, North Carolina A&T State University; Shawn Raquel Watlington, North Carolina A&T State University; Terrie Ruth McManus, Ragsdale High School, Guilford County Schools; Solomon Bililign, North Carolina A&T State University; Terry White Worrell, Guilford County Schools; Yuh-Lang Lin, North Carolina A&T State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

that is aligned withresearch-based educational practices was used to evaluate the instructional quality of the module.Project DesignThe project provided targeted professional development and a research experience for twocohorts of secondary math and science teachers from the GCS Central Region. Project activities Page 25.936.3included innovative strategies to strengthen educator skills in teaching hands-on NASA-relatedSTEM content. Teachers engaged in Earth System Science research under the mentorship ofexperienced STEM and education graduate students and designed innovative inquiry-based EarthScience teaching modules that are aligned with

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Off the Beaten Path

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Summer Dann , Louisiana State University; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

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New Engineering Educators

Bachelor’s Degree Attainment,” (http://www.ed.gov/pubs/Toolbox/toolbox.html).2. Anderson-Rowland, Mary R. (1997). “Understanding Freshman Engineering Student Retention through a Survey,” Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.3. Astin, A.W. and Astin, H.S. (1992). “Final Report: Undergraduate Science Education: The Impact of Different College Environments on the Educational Pipeline in the Sciences,” Higher Education Research Institute, Graduate School of Education, UCLA.4. Beckett, Andrew and Marrero, Tom (2005). “Freshman Interest Groups: Creating Seamless Learning Communities to Enhance Student Success,” Proceedings, American Society for

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National and Multi-university Initiatives

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University; Timothy J. Kriewall, Kern Family Foundation; Christopher Kitts, Santa Clara University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2012-4902: WORKING COLLABORATIVELY AMONG UNIVERSI-TIES: A DENSE NETWORK APPROACHProf. Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University Cynthia C. Fry is a Senior Lecturer of computer science and Assistant Dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science, Baylor University.Dr. Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University Sridhar Condoor is a professor in the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department. He is also the Program Director for Mechanical Engineering, a KEEN fellow, a Coleman Fellow, and the Editor of the Journal of Engineering Entrepreneurship. Condoor teaches sustainability, product design, and entrepreneurship. His research interests are in the areas of design theory and methodology, technology

Conference Session

Android TA: Course Automation and the Fate of the Professor

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting

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Civil Engineering

University: The mission of Stanford University’s d school (for design school) or, more formally, the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, is to enable students to be creative. Graduate students from all of Stanford divisions take courses. “Multi-disciplinary pools of teachers then immerse them in a system of innovative thinking, with specific goals for solving practical problems.”43 Key d school elements include a highly-flexible physical environment, interdisciplinary teams, and emphasis on constructing prototypes, as crude as they may be, in keeping with the “build to think” philosophy. According to David Kelley, the d school’s founder and leader, products created by the six-year old institute have

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

from the sites helps to build a robust andeffective learning environment that an individual instructor would struggle to create on theirown.The success of the PREP program in attracting students to STEM disciplines (99% of PREPstudents attend college) and preparing them for the rigor of those disciplines (45% of PREPcollege graduates majored in STEM) is due in part to the integration of engineering designprojects with classroom learning. Each year students participate in a yearlong engineeringdesign project that culminates in the summer program and in smaller weekly design projectsduring the seven week summer program. The integration of the projects with the course learningmotivates and engages students and helps them see the relevance of the

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Nicole P. Sanderlin, Virginia Tech; Elizabeth M. Tront, Virginia Tech; Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

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International

and development ofthe undergraduate engineering curriculum. The curricular experience documented here has beenshown to have a measurable and positive impact on development of global competencies.References 1. Del Vitto, C. (2008). Cross-Cultural "soft skills" and the global engineer: Corporate best practices and trainer methodologies. Online Journal for Global Engineering Education, 3, 1 Article Available at: http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/ojgee/vol3/iss1/1 2. National Academy of Engineering. (2004). The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Engineering. 3. Bennett, J. M. (2008). Transformative training: Designing programs for culture learning

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

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., University of Texas, Tyler; Mary Eileen Smith, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; Martha M. Ellis

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Two Year College Division

the SAFE Association. Prior to receiving his Ph.D. in 1983, Nelson worked as a Design Engineer in industry and taught as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Houston and Texas A&M University, Galveston. In industry, he was primarily involved in design of floating and fixed structures for the offshore petroleum industry. After receiving his Ph.D., Nelson joined the civil engineering faculty at Texas A&M University. He joined the civil engineering faculty at Clemson University in 1989 as Program Director and Founder of the Clemson University Graduate Engineering programs at the Citadel and became Chair of Civil Engineering in 1998. In July 2002, Nelson joined the faculty at Western Michigan University as

Conference Session

Developing Young Minds in Engineering: Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine S. Zerda, University of Houston; Stuart A. Long, University of Houston; Fritz J. Claydon, University of Houston

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Minorities in Engineering

school districts, nonprofits, and corporations to expose youngsters toexciting math, science, and engineering design activities led by engineering undergraduates. Italso includes a residential summer engineering program for precollege students and theirundergraduate engineering student mentors. Once admitted to engineering, incoming collegestudents gain access to a system of academic Best Practices that includes first-year commoncohorts for math, science and engineering courses, collaborative learning workshops, academicsuccess tools, personal skills enhancement, formalized peer mentoring, and service learning.Returning and transfer students access supplemental collaborative learning workshops in supportof sophomore- and junior-level engineering

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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven H. Billis, New York Institute of Technology; Nada Marie Anid, New York Institute of Technology; Alan Jacobs, Education Market Business Development Consulting; Ziqian Dong, New York Institute of Technology

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College Industry Partnerships

design and analysis of practical buffered crossbar packet switches, network security and forensics and wireless sensor networks. She was associated with Networking Research Laboratory at New Jersey Institute of Technology and MySYNC Laboratory at Stevens Institute of Technology for her postdoctoral research. She has served as a technical committee member in IEEE HPSR 2011, 2012, IEEE Sarnoff 2010 and 2011, and IEEE Greencom 2011 and ChinaCom 2008. She is a member of IEEE Com- munications Society, IEEE Women in Engineering, and American Society for Engineering Education. For further information: http://iris.nyit.edu/˜zdong02

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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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College Industry Partnerships

contributing to this failure is the tremendous inertia of the educationalsystems of the Region. (2, 3)The paper sheds light on the seemingly complex issues that have curtailed proper “connectivity”between academia and industry in the Arab Gulf States, and argues for the urgent need to worktogether towards developing mutually beneficial and long-lasting relations, at the grass rootlevel, so that the interests of people on both sides (students, graduates, faculty members,industrial staff, industry managers, research proponents, etc) will be properly served. Perhaps thegreatest achievement in such an endeavor is to improve the “relevancy” of engineeringeducation, by bringing the college closer to the “realities” on the ground. There is a tremendousneed

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel P. Clemence, Syracuse University; Sharon W. Alestalo, Syracuse University; Shobha K. Bhatia, Syracuse University; Eric M. Lui, Syracuse University; Ossama M. Salem, Syracuse University

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College Industry Partnerships

engineering enterprises to adapt quickly to a multi-cultural and multi-nationalwork environment.6 While intercultural competence is paramount, it is also critical to inculcate aglobal mindset into all aspects of the work including design, material choice, constructiontechniques and processes, and construction management.5 The Association of American Collegesand Universities released a report in 2008 that included results from two surveys, 2006 and 2007,of employers regarding satisfaction with recent graduates skills and abilities.7 These surveysrevealed that “fully 63% of employers believe that too many recent graduates do not have theskills they need to succeed in the global economy.”7This growing cognizance surrounding the impact of globalization

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Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annie R. Pearce, Virginia Tech; Christine Marie Fiori P.E., Virginia Tech; Kathleen M. Short, Virginia Tech

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College Industry Partnerships

this research was to explore the use of student internships as a means of benchmark-ing best practices in the construction industry while providing synergistic benefits for all stake-holders involved in the process. The objective was to design a model internship program involv-ing faculty, students, and participating companies that could actively introduce students to sys-tematic methods of inquiry and industry best practices while increasing their resourcefulness andvalue to companies during their industry experience. The model should also provide a platformfor engaging faculty by providing a means of gathering difficult-to-obtain data from industry thatcould be used for research purposes, and it should return that data in aggregated form to

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Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Corey M. Taylor, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A. House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kathleen Toohey, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael S. DeVasher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Rebecca Booth DeVasher Ph.D., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark H. Minster, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2012-5360: INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES IN UN-DERGRADUATE ENGINEERING CURRICULUM: A HOME FOR ENVI-RONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE ENGINEERINGDr. Jennifer Mueller Price, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyDr. Corey M. Taylor, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyDr. Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Patricia Brackin is a professor of mechanical engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She has significant industrial experience as a Designer and is a licensed Engineer. She has taught design classes, including capstone, for more than 30 years. As she became interested in sustainability, she re- alized that students needed to learn about sustainable practices earlier in the curriculum in order to

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian D. Koehler, North Carolina State University

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International

Resources.  Ramboll, an engineering and design consultancy company, was popular with the students because of its open floor plan and collaborative workplace. Students spoke with a young engineer and could easily imagine being in her position after graduation. In addition to the tour and question and answer session, the Ramboll engineer led the students through some critical thinking case studies.  AKT II, another engineering design company, emphasized their spiral organization structure and design-led engineering practices. The AKT II employees shared many of their designs and major projects from idea to completion.  The Olympic Park is an example of extraordinary efforts in

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Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad A. B. Wilson, University of Houston

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

WritingThis paper describes how ENGI 2304: Technical Communications for Engineers uses best-selling novels to provide course content and to introduce students to the conventions ofengineering genres by building on their familiarity with humanities readings. Students read thenovels Pompeii by Robert Harris and Prey by Michael Crichton and complete projects based onor inspired by the novels. This paper explains some standard research projects used in technicalwriting classes and outlines several problems with these projects before introducing the conceptof using literature in a technical writing class. While previous studies by Jo Allen and othershave argued against the practice of mixing literature with technical writing, this paper explains anew

Conference Session

Ethical Cases and Curricula

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Russell Capelli, Virginia Tech; Estela Patron Moen, Virginia Tech; William N. Collins, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Ethics

with American professional licenses; however, given the stateboundary on professional licensure and a general lack of laws and enforcement agencies indeveloping countries, these licenses can serve only as a form of qualification. It is therefore notuncommon for anyone with an engineering background, including students, to practice andapprove of engineering designs in countries such as Haiti. Two important conditions result fromthis dynamic: (1) for all practical purposes, students serving on humanitarian engineeringprojects in developing countries may be working in an environment where no participant isliable, and (2) students who voluntarily work in an environment void of liability are inherentlyaccepting the responsibility for a heightened

Conference Session

Middle School Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Christina Kay White, University of Texas, Austin; Chandra L. Muller, University of Texas, Austin; Anthony J. Petrosino Jr., University of Texas, Austin ; Austin B. Talley P.E., University of Texas, Austin ; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

competition that incorporates robotics, design, and project-based learning based often times on a socially-relevant theme. The theme varies annually butalways focuses on a complex issue of interest to society. For instance, recent themes haveinvolved biomedical engineering (2010) and food production and distribution (2011). The clubsdesign build, and program robots to successfully navigate an obstacle course based onautomation and control. They also research and present unique projects about an area ofimportance and interest related to the theme that impacts their local community. In addition tolearning about and presenting research projects and robotics, students work on 21st century skilldevelopment because, embedded throughout the FLL experience