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about graduate school until they became a part of thisprogram.The programming changed every semester. The paper will describe the Academic ScholarshipClass that goes with this program and the changes that have been made over the four years,including a paper assignment on career plans after graduation. The students were encouraged todo research and to take internship positions. Twenty-one of the 30 students in the programworked during Spring 2011, the last semester of this program.Challenges that still remain will be discussed including: convincing students that 18 hours is too Page 25.110.2large a load of classes if they are also working

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competitive. Somestudies have shown that underrepresented students drop out of STEM programs at much higherrates than non-STEM programs. Although, providing equal access to higher education isnecessary, colleges and universities must also provide equal opportunity for retention,graduation, and advancement.2 In the book Talking About Leaving, Why Undergraduates Leavethe Sciences, 1.3 it is stated that nationally 40 percent of undergraduate students leave engineeringprograms, 50 percent leave the physical and biological sciences programs, and 60 percent leavemathematics programs to pursue other non-STEM programs.Recent findings from the Academic Pathways Study (APS) have shown that among the factorsthat predict the post-graduation plans of seniors

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Sukesh K. Aghara, Prairie View A&M University; M. Golam Faruk, Prairie View A&M University; Latha Vasudevan, Texas A&M University

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present work were renewable energy and alternate energy.Prairie View A&M University, the second oldest public institution of higher learning in the stateof Texas and a Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), has been systematicallydeveloping its capability through addition of equipment and personnel resources to supportnuclear engineering and radiation safety education and research. With the collaborative effortsand leveraged funding PVAMU developed course curriculum and a state-of-art nuclearinstrumentation and detection lab to facilitate undergraduate research. The first phase of thecomprehensive energy laboratory development plan is completed. This phase has covered themajor steps to involve the students in learning the basic

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Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; William Stark, Macomb Community College; Joseph L. Petrosky, Macomb Community College; Douglas A. Fertuck, Macomb Community College

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continuing education areas.Mr. Douglas A. Fertuck, Macomb Community College Doug Fertuck is the Assistant Director for Automotive and Energy Programs at Macomb Community College. He is currently focusing on managing grant programs involving future automotive propulsion systems. One of several such grants is from the National Science Foundation for the Center for Advanced Automotive Technology. During his 35 year career with General Motors, he held a number of executive positions in Global En- gineering, North America Truck Engineering, Purchasing, and Product Planning. As an independent business adviser and counselor, he has helped many companies refocus their efforts on their core compe- tencies using simplified and

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Joshua Gisemba Bagaka's, Cleveland State University; Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Paul A. Bosela P.E., Cleveland State University

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, analysis of indeterminate structures by compatibility methods,moment distribution method, slope deflection method.CVE 403 Construction Planning and Principles of Estimating. Types and uses of constructionequipment and study of construction procedures; study of different types of estimates, direct andindirect costs, insurance, taxes, and bonds; analysis of construction schedule planning by CPM orPERTCVE 422 Reinforced Concrete Design. Analysis and design of reinforced concrete members byservice and ultimate strength methods; flexure, shear, displacement, and anchorage of beams;combined axial and bending stresses in columns; one-way slabs and continuous beamsAll of these courses are required for the Bachelor of Engineering degree. ESC 211, CVE 312

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Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Karen V. Reynolds, Wichita State University

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the engineering discipline, which should stimulate and helpmaintain their interest during the first year. Providing mentors for scholarship recipients within their specific engineering discipline.The college has enrolled in an e-mentoring service called “Mentornet.” This service providesmentors on both a local and a national basis. This mentoring, in addition to planned interactionwith upperclassmen, provides new students with connections to the engineering culture and anopportunity to get quick answers and feedback from their peers. Scheduling classes in cohorts. Students are scheduled as a cohort group during their firsttwo years (actual advising takes place with their faculty mentor, but the planned scheduleprovides that most

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Sydney Rogers, Alignment Nashville; Sandra M. Harris, Alignment Nashville and PENCIL Foundation; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; David Conner McNeel, Alignment Nashville

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the establishment of a number of academies with STEM-related pathways  Renewed emphasis on rigor, relevance and relationships by o Focusing on developing a deeper understanding of a subject versus just learning facts, o Connecting with local business and industry to make education more relevant, and o Developing caring and supporting connections with faculty  Emphasis on graduates being college and career ready and beginning that emphasis early on, not just in high school  Increased emphasis on project- and problem-based and other forms of experiential learning as an instructional method  Development of educational and career plans for the futureThe

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Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles

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implementation of class projects and how to betterintegrate project-based learning and inquiry-based learning into a tight teaching schedule. Basedon the assessment results and student recommendation, a plan has been devised to adjust thecurrent teaching strategy and improve the effectiveness of online CPBL.IntroductionIn Fall 2010, California State University Los Angeles received a CCLI grant from NSF toexplore a good solution to incorporate collaborative project-based and inquiry-based learning inundergraduate computer networking curriculum. The project goals include: 1) Establish a cyber-infrastructure to enable remote learning which significantly improves the learning efficiency ofstudents on a commuter campus; 2) Foster students’ hands-on design

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Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Howard P. Davis, Washington State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Brian F. French, Washington State University

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models) should be used to guide development of the ASSESS database interface? 8. What instrument user feedback should be supported in the system?The consultants provided input to the project team in the form of recommendations resultingfrom their on-campus meeting and multiple follow-up communications that provided feedbackon work of the project team. They reviewed plans for ASSESS database development, reviewedprototype website configurations, and provided reviews of evaluation instruments suitable for theASSESS database.The project team allocates project work to three work groups, as shown in Table 1, addressingthe principal components of the ASSESS system. The engineering work group plans, designs,prototypes, and tests the database and

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Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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expertise sharing and mentoring by specific content areasbetween the CREATE community colleges. The resulting workshops and mentoring haveresulted in workshops and CREATE meetings involving more than thirty additionalCalifornia community colleges and high schools.CREATE faculty have begun to work with local agencies and their economicdevelopment activities and plan to continue these efforts in the coming year. Theseinclude the efforts of the faculty working with Grid Alternatives and the SouthernCalifornia Forum to give faculty and students internship opportunities to assist State andfederally-funded nonprofit agencies to make low income homes more energy efficient,including solar panel installation.As part of CREATE’s sustainability plan, CREATE

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Hirak C. Patangia, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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gasprice of past years, people are paying serious attention to alternate energy and this enthusiasmmust be carried on to undergraduate engineering education. As a cornerstone of his energy,environment, and economic plans, President Barack Obama urges the country to transform itsenergy system to make it greener and smarter. This project seeks to address such a challengewith contemporary courses on alternate energy harnessing and electric smart grid (ESG).A couple of web search shows that many universities across the nation have been engaged insolar energy research. One of the goals is to improve physical properties of silicon cells toimprove panel efficiency. Application of nanotechnology to improve the conversion efficiency ofincoming light

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Jane Hunter, University of Arizona; James C. Baygents, University of Arizona

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operational planning, project management, and technical sales and marketing. Prior to joining the University, Hunter worked for several companies, including IBM and Anaquest, Inc., as an engineer, engineering manager, technical sales professional, and Director of Informational Technol- ogy. At the University of Arizona, she oversees the freshman engineering experience, which includes the introductory engineering course required of entry-level students. She also teaches undergraduate/graduate courses in the Engineering Management program. She is a member of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), Project Management Institute (PMI), and American Society for Engineering

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Patrick A. Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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divided into full scenarios, which would have extensivesite information, and mini scenarios, which would be smaller more generic applications.Based on feedback from faculty during a proof-of-concept workshop it was suggested thatstudents might be more interested in local site descriptions, rather than descriptions from othergeographic locations. Therefore, the full development plan was to identify two to three sites for Page 25.527.2 Table 1: Initial Facility Types Selected for Initial Scenario DevelopmentFull Scenarios (5 facility types)Combined Heating and Cooling, including Co-generation aspectsBrayton-Rankine combined cycle power

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; John L. Falconer, University of Colorado, Boulder; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines

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community of learning within the discipline of chemical engineering (ChE) focused onconcept-based instruction. The project plan is to develop and promote the use of a cyber-enabledinfrastructure for conceptual questions, the AIChE Concept Warehouse, which ultimately couldbe used throughout the core ChE curriculum (Material and Energy Balances, Thermodynamics,Transport Phenomena, Kinetics and Reactor Design, and Materials Science). Conceptualquestions, both as Concept Inventories and ConcepTests, will be available through an interactivewebsite maintained through the Education Division of the American Institute of ChemicalEngineers (AIChE), the discipline’s major professional society. The overall objective is to lowerthe activation barrier for using

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Richard A. Hall Jr., Cochise Community College; Phil Blake McBride, Eastern Arizona College; Rakesh Pangasa, Arizona Western College; John M. Saber, Mohave Community College; Clark Vangilder, Central Arizona College; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

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skills,coping skills, resources, and most importantly time management. Addition topics included:resumes, how to work a career fair, what industry looks for in an engineer, internships, research,graduate school, how to apply for graduate school, scholarships, and fellowships. The AcademicSuccess students also prepared a 5-10 page Career Plan for 10 years out after the Bachelor’sdegree. The students were required to do 10 hours of volunteer work;many chose to do it in theform of tutoring or mentoring.II. Status of ProgramsThe status of each program will be described here briefly.CIRC Program (#0631189): The Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research Community (CIRC)Program has now successfully completed its final year and a new CIRC program was

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Syed Iqbal Omar P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Reza Nekovei, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Amit Verma, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; David W. Stollberg P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology

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feedback mechanism involving suitable metrics and assessment plan to improve course content and teaching methodology.A careful analysis of the available resources indicated that the short term objectives of theprogram can be achieved in the amount of time available if it is focused on students whose majoris Electrical Engineering.Course DevelopmentThe course development was guided by the following principles: 1. Electrical Engineering students will be introduced to wide-ranging aspects of nanoelectronics through a course targeting senior/junior level students. 2. Students will be provided knowledge and skills which will enable them to participate in nanotechnology research and development work. 3. The course will be

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James P Becker, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Richard A. Revia, Montana State University

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for faculty and graduate students. She also serves as the college’s as- sessment and evaluation specialist, currently planning and implementing evaluation for several programs,Richard A. Revia, Montana State University Page 25.1351.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Use of a Project Circuit in the Teaching of a Basic Electric Circuits CourseAbstractTo better motivate the study of basic electric circuit analysis and to encourage a deep learningapproach among the sophomore electrical engineering students taking the course

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Brian F Martensen, Minnesota State University; Deborah K. Nykanen P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Marilyn C. Hart, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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andaccreditation boards such as functioning on multi-disciplinary teams; understanding ethicalresponsibilities; developing a sense of the global and societal context of STEM work; andsupporting the idea of life-long learning.1,2 While these are clear workforce needs, students willbe part of a global society and are likely to work with people on distance-based teams. With theinclusion of students learning on a campus 275 miles away, our cohort is also able to experiencewhat works and what does not work when interacting at a distance. In planning for the program,we knew we would have access to interactive classrooms and various forms of Internet-basedcommunication and we had a rosy, naïve vision of implementing technology-enhancedcommunication. While our

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Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Aidsa I. Santiago-Román, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Genock Portela-Gauthier, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Rosaurelis Marín Ramírez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Paola Pacheco Roldan, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

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in structural engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez (2004). Portela has primary research and teaching interests in structural mechanics, mostly oriented to bridge, earthquake, and wind engineering. In the General Engineering Department at UPRM, Portela serves as President of the Planning and Development Committee and Member of the Engineering Mechanics CommitteeRosaurelis Marn Ramrez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Rosaurelis Marn Ramrez is a sophomore in Industrial Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez. Rosaurelis is currently employed as an undergraduate research assistant in Engineering Edu- cation, conducting investigation related to the Concept Assessment Tool for

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Muhsin Menekse, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Michelene T.H. Chi, Arizona State University

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chemistry class as aprerequisite. Data collection was completed on five different days during the first three weeks ofthe semester. Participants were asked to stay for 15 to 20 minutes after the regular class hoursduring these five days. Students received $5 per day for their participation.ActivitiesWe selected two units, atomic bonding and crystal structures, to be used for this study. Weplanned only one type of activity per class period, regardless of how many activities wereoffered, so that we could test for learning that could be attributed to one particular type ofactivity. We planned the types of activities so that a contrast could be made between active andinteractive learning in the atomic bonding unit, and between active, constructive, and

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Donald Plumlee, Boise State University; Steven W. Villachica, Boise State University; Linda Huglin, Boise State University; Shannon Rist, Boise State University

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partnership and buy-in for creating change in instructional practices.Future Work To facilitate the desired change to widespread use of evidence-based instructionalpractices, the steering committee and the team will create a transformation plan comprised of asteady stream of communications reporting efforts to date and recognizing desired performances.They will also create opportunities where faculty can create and embrace the change that the Page 25.1028.6adoption of such practices should bring about. The combination of these activities should fosteradoption by providing opportunities for addressing emerging

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Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Fred Scheu, College of Lake County

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will introduce two new courses (Digital Design Using VHDL and Topics inProgrammable Logic). Each of these courses is three credit hours (2 class, 3 lab). Thedescriptions of the two new courses are provided below. We are able to add the two new courseswithout impacting the overall degree plan. The current EET program has a shortage of courses indigital logic design; only one course (Digital Electronics) is currently offered. The EET programwill still be structured as a 127 credit hour program with sixty-eight (68) credits of technicalcourses in Electrical Engineering Technology. This is in line with ABET requirements [8].ABET Criterion 5. Curriculum: “Baccalaureate programs must consist of a minimum of 124semester hours … and the technical

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attitudes toward technology that were significantly morepositive than those held by their comparison peers. Among other factors, Digispired students were more likely tobelieve that it was important to learn about technology, to be less scared of or frustrated by technology, to report thattechnology increased their ability to learn new things, to report being more likely to enroll in STEM-related courses,and to have more positive feels toward technology in general. Digispired students also reported a much greaterinterest in pursuing careers in scientific research or engineering than their comparison peers (59% to 45%).Participants were more certain about their post-high school plans than non-participants; they primarily planned toattend 4-year

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Suhas Ranganath, Arizona State University; Jayaraman J. Thiagarajan, Arizona State University; Karthikeyan Natesan Ramamurthy, Arizona State University; Shuang Hu; Mahesh K. Banavar, Arizona State University; Andreas S. Spanias, Arizona State University

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processing.The rest of the paper is organized as follows. We review related work in Section 2 and presentthe architecture of the proposed application in Section 3. In Section 4 we describe some of thefunctionalities of the software. We describe planned assessment strategies for the proposedapplication in Section 5. The concluding remarks and possible directions of extending this workare discussed in Section 6.Related WorkCommercial packages such as MATLAB16 and LabVIEW17 are commonly used in signalprocessing research and application development. J-DSP, a web-based graphical DSP simulationpackage, was proposed as a non-commercial alternative for performing laboratories inundergraduate courses 3. Though J-DSP is a light-weight application, running J-DSP

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Gamze Ozogul, Arizona State University; Amy M. Johnson, Arizona State University; Martin Reisslein, Arizona State University; Kirsten R. Butcher, University of Utah

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students with the necessary information to selectappropriate steps leading to a goal9. In contrast, novice students lack appropriate schemas to Page 25.1121.2allow them to focus on underlying concepts within a problem and plan a successful solutionapproach10. As a result, these learners tend to rely on surface features of visual representationsand are unable to solve the problems11,12. The processes used during problem-solving depend upon the problem solver'sunderstanding and representation of the problem type13. It is clear from expertise studies thatexperts and novices differ significantly in the way they make use of visual

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Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Lei Huang, Prairie View A&M University

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Page 25.552.5A. Project ActivitiesThis project is implemented following a phased plan. In the first stage, we pilot tested onlineremote labs by incorporating previous research outcomes-the scheduler web server scheme(Figure 1). We revamped the teaching materials for a core engineering course ELET4623 MixedSignal (II) and its associated lab session ELET4621 Mixed Signal (II) lab. LabVIEW-based DSPhardware learning modules were developed and applied in teaching activities. Student performedthree experiments on the Speedy-33 DSP hardware for impulse response, convolution integration,and frequency response. One experiment is conducted online to remotely operate the DSP boardlocated in another building (as shown in Figure 4a and 4b). The feedback

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David L. Soldan, Kansas State University; Noel N. Schulz, Kansas State University; Don Gruenbacher, Kansas State University; Rekha Natarajan, Kansas State University; Blythe Marlow Vogt, Kansas State University

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be compared to those of other cohorts using data thathas been compiled with NSF support for the last ten years. This database was constructed toprovide the ability to analyze retention and graduation rates by freshman cohorts at theuniversity, college, and academic program levels.SummaryThis project is leveraging the training and skill sets of the returning veterans toward fulfilling aworkforce need in the area of power engineering. The goals are to provide the academic andnon-academic support structures to allow the veterans to be successful in completing their degreerequirements. After initial activities within the power area, researchers plan to expand theprogram into other areas of engineering.AcknowledgementsThis work is partially

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Ashland O. Brown P.E., University of the Pacific; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Joseph J. Rencis P.E., Tennessee Technological University; Kristin L. Wood, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific; Chuan-Chiang Chen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Vladimir A. Labay, Gonzaga University; Ismail I. Orabi, University of New Haven; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; John J. Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy; Rachelle Kisst Hackett, University of the Pacific; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific; Paul Henry Schimpf; Alexis Pham, University of the Pacific; Krystian Zimowski, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin Taylor, University of the Pacific

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and counseling psychology from the University of the Pacific.Krystian Zimowski, University of Texas, Austin Krystian Zimowski is currently a Graduate Student at the University of Texas, Austin, studying wind energy harvesting. He plans to graduate in May with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering with a focus in design and manufacturing. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Northwestern University.Kristin Taylor, University of the Pacific Kristin Taylor is currently in the process of completing her master’s of engineering science in mechanical engineering at University of the Pacific, where she is also working as a Graduate Assistant. She has also completed her bachelor’s of

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Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University; Stephen E. Montgomery; Yang Zhang, Rowan University; Peter John Schwalbenberg, Rowan University

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experiments, data analysis,and engineering design. An assessment plan will measure student mastery of learning outcomesspecific to the field of biomaterials science and those set forth by ABET for undergraduatechemical engineering programs.Keywords: pH Responsive Hydrogels, Oral Insulin Delivery, Diabetes, Controlled Drug DeliveryINTRODUCTIONDiabetes is a disease which affects millions of people around the world. It is classified into twomajor types. Type 1 Diabetes is an auto-immune disease in which, insulin-producing beta-cellswithin the pancreas are destroyed, resulting in insufficient insulin production by this organ. Withtype 2 diabetes, the body has developed a rejection to insulin and that glucose uptake cannot beregulated within a

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Charles David Whitlatch, Arizona State University; Qiao Wang, Arizona State University; Brian J. Skromme, Arizona State University

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faculty. Such faculty are often not familiar with the extensiveliterature on student misconceptions related to electricity and circuit analysis,1,3-11 or else assume(often incorrectly) that such ideas have been “rooted out” in the elementary physics classes. Ourown experience administering questions from concept inventories such as DIRECT1 to studentsin circuit analysis classes, as well as that of others,3,4 strongly suggests otherwise. Our plan is touse our computer-aided instruction tools to help remove a number of typical studentpreconceptions by providing tutorial sequences that require students to correctly master selectedbasic circuit concepts such as identifying whether circuit elements are in series or parallel,without deriving circuit