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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Jones, Louisiana State University; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Roger Seals, Louisiana State University; Vaneshette Henderson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2010-816: S-STEM: ENG^2 SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESS ENGINEERINGENGAGEMENTSarah Jones, Louisiana State University Sarah Cooley Jones is the College Programs Coordinator for the Office for Diversity Programs, College of Engineering at Louisiana State University. Ms. Jones develops and manages programs for underrepresented undergraduate and graduate engineering students. These programs include scholarships, seminar series and activities that develop the student academically and professionally. She joined LSU in 1992 as a College of Engineering research associate in the area of environmental analyses and worked on numerous projects including utilization of industrial by-products, water

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Young, University of Central Florida; Alfred Ducharme, University of Central Florida; Cameron Ford, University of Central Florida; Kim Small, University of Central Florida; Patrice Lancey, University of Central Florida; Divya Bhati, University of Central Florida

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2010-259: YES: A NSF S-STEM SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM EXPERIENCE ATTHE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDALisa Massi, University of Central Florida Lisa Massi is the Director of Operations Analysis for the UCF College of Engineering & Computer Science. She serves as the primary educational analyst for the College and is a Co-PI of the NSF-funded S-STEM program at UCF entitled the "Young Entrepreneur and Scholar(YES) Scholarship Program." Dr. Massi's research interests include program evaluation, predictors of success in persistence to graduation and academic performance, entrepreneurial programs, and use of technology to improve operational efficiencies.Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Orla S. LoPiccolo

Drawing Comparisons: “What I See, I Remember. What I do I Understand” Orla S. LoPiccolo, M Arch, RA, Assistant Professor Department of Architecture and Construction Management Farmingdale State College, State University of New York“What I hear, I forget. What I see, I remember. What I do I understand.” ConfuciusAbstractThis paper tests “What I see, I remember” against “What I do, I understand” via astudy conducted among two sections of freshman Architecture and ConstructionEngineering Technology students in a course that does not have a laboratorycomponent. The author‟s preceding investigation had verified

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Peter S. Rourke

Numerical Control Programming: An Exciting Entry Point to Manufacturing Engineering Education Peter S. Rourke Wentworth Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe irony of the manufacturing profession today is that even though there is increasing need for skilledmanufacturing technologists and engineers, fewer high school seniors are selecting manufacturing as acareer. A large part of the problem stems from the perception of what is actually involved. Machinecontrol is often visualized to be “turning handles“ (often greasy dirty ones at that). In reality though,this is simply not the case as it is primarily direct interaction with computer

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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J. S. Shelley P.E.

172 Technology to the Rescue! Lessons learned from the forced on-line streaming of Dynamics class J. S. Shelley California State University, Fresno Antelope Valley Engineering Programs / USAF AFRL/RZSEAbstractFall semester 2008, an upper division undergraduate Dynamics class was streamed viaElluminateLive! to students on the main campus from a physically distant instructor. The coursehad been developed for lecture delivery through interactive broadcast television betweenequipped

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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J. S. Burmeister; K. A. Watson

307 Spaghetti Bridges: Build, Load and Repeat J. S. Burmeister and K. A. Watson School of Engineering and Computer Science University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA 95211AbstractThe construction and subsequent loading of a bridge made out of spaghetti has proven to be aneffective instructional tool in combining elements of materials science, mechanics (statics) andmanufacturing. This paper reports the advantages of requiring the students to repeat their designlayout with slightly different manufacturing criteria instead of just completing one

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Bryan W. Hill; Carol S. Gattis; Christa N. Hestekin; Nick Tschepikow; George S. Denny; Edgar C. Clausen

UAESP: A New and Improved Program for Helping Middle School Teachers Devise Their Own Hands-on Engineering and Science Activities Bryan W. Hill1, Carol S. Gattis2, Christa N. Hestekin1, Nick Tschepikow3, George S. Denny4 and Edgar C. Clausen1 College of Engineering1/Honors College2/ Northwest Arkansas Education Renewal Zone 13/ College of Education and Health Professions4 University of ArkansasAbstractThe University of Arkansas Science and Engineering Partnership (UAESP) was developed in2009 to enhance the professional growth of 6th and 7th grade science teachers in northwestArkansas through summer

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Potpourri of First-Year Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Scott Moor, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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First-Year Programs

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Anne Y. Boisvert; Bahaa E. Saleh; S. Hamid Nawab

Web-Based Tool for Learning an Integrated View of Engineering1 Anne Y. Boisvert, Bahaa E. Saleh2, S. Hamid Nawab ECE Department, Boston University Session: Tools, techniques, and best practices of engineering education for the digital generationWe present a web-based tool that we have developed with the view of improving the manner inwhich electrical and computer engineering (ECE) students acquire knowledge that (1) cuts acrosstraditional course boundaries in the undergraduate ECE curriculum and (2) ties practicalapplications or products to concepts and techniques from different ECE courses. In developingthis

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Tyler J. Martin; Matthew S. Jolda; Christopher M. Linden; Douglas E. Dow

Chessboard with Feedback for Learning Rules and Strategy Tyler J. Martin, Matthew S. Jolda, Christopher M. Linden, and Douglas E. DowSession: Tools, techniques, and best practices of engineering education for the digital generationAbstractLearning a set of rules and strategy, such as for the game of chess, can be difficult. The optimalway for a person to learn is based on their primary learning style. Three of the learning styleshave been classified as visual, kinetic, or auditory. Rules of chess are often presented as writtenor verbal instructions that may be of less benefit to people who are primarily visual or kineticlearners. Even computer chess games that only utilize the keyboard or

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Innovations in ECE Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stuart Wentworth, Auburn University; S. Hossein Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Wei PAN, Idaho State University

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Electrical and Computer

highfrequencies.Here we compute complex propagation constant in a biological material which has aconductivity of 1.6 S/m (muscle) and relative dielectric constant of 51 at the frequency of 915MHz. Intrinsic impedance is also calculated. 6 f := 915 ⋅10 σ := 1.6 εr := 51 − 12 ε0 := 8.854 ⋅10 ε := εr ⋅ε0 −7 ω := 2 ⋅π ⋅f µ0 := 4 ⋅π ⋅10 2 α ⎛ ε⎞ := ω ⋅ ⎜ µ0 ⋅ ⋅ 1

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Innovations in Civil Engineering Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stuart Walesh, S. G. Walesh Consulting; Javier Conde, National University of Distance Education; Jose M. de Urena, University of Castilla-La Mancha; Jose Turmo, University of Castilla-La Mancha; Raul Vizcaino, University of Castilla-La Mancha

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Civil Engineering

AC 2010-280: SPAIN'S MASTER OF LEADERSHIP IN CIVIL ENGINEERING:CASE STUDYStuart Walesh, S. G. Walesh Consulting S. Walesh is an independent consultant in the U.S. with previous experience in the private, government, and academic sectors.Javier Conde, National University of Distance Education J. Conde is Professor of Management at the National University of Distance Education in Madrid, Spain.Jose M. de Urena, University of Castilla-La Mancha J. M. de Urena is Professor of Urban & Regional Planning at the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Ciudad Real, SpainJose Turmo, University of Castilla-La Mancha J. Turmo is Professor of Structural Design at the University of Castilla-La Mancha

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl West, UMass Lowell; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Manuel Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts Lowell

principal benefitsattributable to service-learning (S-L) dispersed through core required courses through surveys,interviews, and focus groups. As S-L continues to become a significant part of the community-engagement movement in higher education, and as more university professors are encouraged toincorporate S-L activities in their course requirements, it is essential that educators build anunderstanding of what students gain with S-L and that they give students a voice in their owneducational process and in the community. The service-learning (S-L) program SLICE (Service-Learning Integrated throughout a College of Engineering), based within the Francis College ofEngineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, began as a curricular reform

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Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean Jiang, Purdue University, North Central; Li Tan, Purdue University, North Central

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

mechanical systems. Then, students will solve them by using a directmethod in the real domain and by applying the transform methods either in the frequency domain(Phasor Transform) or in the complex s-domain (Laplace Transform). Since the application oftransform techniques is much quicker and more efficient, especially when a real system carriesthe initial condition(s) or boundary conditions, we will focus on the Phasor Transform todetermine the steady-state response for an AC circuit and the Laplace Transform to derive thecomplete system solution, which includes transient and steady-state responses for both electricaland mechanical models. By offering a broad coverage of topics and case studies, this coursecould possibly be beneficial to the

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Construction Classroom Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara Chowdhury

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Construction

Outcomes Requires Student Learning Outcomes courses for curriculum 1 2 3 4 5 6 CMG 101 M L CMG 105 L L M CMG 110 S S TGC 217 S TGC 218 S L CMG 250 L M CMG 300 M L CMG 301 M S CMG

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Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Purdue Universtiy

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Educational Research and Methods

grounded in SDT has found differences in factorsidentified as important to students in comparison to researcher assessed methods.17-19MethodsTo guide our research, we used case study methods20, 21 in combination with the self-determination theoretical framework. In our work, each participant represents a case and weanalyze within and across cases.22 The cases include eleven engineering students at apredominantly technical school (TPub) in the western mountain region of the United States.TPub is a public research university devoted to engineering and applied science. Approximately2,500, or 75 percent, of the 3,300 students are undergraduates, and about 80 percent ofbachelor‟s degrees earned annually are in engineering. Data for this study include

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Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education

DevelopmentAs demonstrated by accounts such as Thomas Friedman‟s The World is Flat1 and the Engineer of2020 investigations by the National Academy of Engineering,2 engineering educators are onceagain focusing on necessary changes to our national engineering workforce. If there ever were anopportunity draw useful lessons from history, it would surely be on this topic. Concerns about an“engineering manpower” crisis persisted throughout the Cold War years in American history,fueled by massive federal expenditures and the emphasis placed on science and its application tothe nation‟s arsenal and economic wealth. Even as we proceed to transform, if not dismantle, theinstitutional apparatus developed to meet the exigencies of the Cold War period, it may well

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Nebojsa Jaksic; Jeff Piquette; Melvin Druelinger; David Lehmpuhl; Helen Caprioglio; Juyun Cho; Paul Chacon; Michael Mincic

-income, first-generation collegestudents. Engle and Tinto8 address barriers to college success for low-income students. Theyclaim that “After six years, only 11 percent of low-income, first-generation students had earnedbachelor‟s degrees compared to 55 percent of their more advantaged peers.” Some of theirrecommendations include additional financial aid to students and cohort development. Engstromand Tinto9 show that the learning community model improves the persistence of low-incomeand/or first generation students to stay in college and graduate. Statistics for science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM), low-income, first generation college students have not Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Johnnie Hancock

scope vendors don’t specify their scope’s bandwidth at the Nyquist frequency (fN) – butsome do. However, it is very common for vendors of waveform recorders/digitizers to specifythe bandwidth of their instruments at the Nyquist frequency. Let’s now see what can happenwhen a scope’s bandwidth is the same as the Nyquist frequency (fN).Figure 4 shows an example of a 500-MHzbandwidth scope sampling at just 1 GSa/s whileoperating in a three- or four-channel mode.Although the fundamental frequency (clock rate)of the input signal is well within Nyquist’s criteria,the signal’s edges contain significant frequency Aliasingcomponents well beyond the Nyquist frequency(fN). When you view them repetitively, the

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Gemunu Happawana; Arvind Gopi

paper is to motivate and integratestudent learning process through mathematical models and equations for design.The methodology is realized using a mathematical model of a 6x6 wheel drive tractor satisfyingthe off-road profile. The methodology is used to find the optimum co-ordinates for the center ofgravity and optimum arrangements of the middle axle wheels along the tractor. The optimaltractive efficiency is then achieved by optimizing the geometric coordinates.Educational value of the paperThis paper is basically an analysis-based learning approach to motivate and integrate studentlearning process. This approach will increase student‟s motivation because it introduces theengineering content early in the curriculum and helps them understand

Conference Session

Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eleanor M. Jaffee, Smith College; Donna Riley, Smith College

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Women in Engineering

undergraduate women in engineering approaches the issue interms of persistence or retention, examining factors influencing women‟s choices of major andcareer. Originally this work was driven by alarming data suggesting that women leaveengineering at higher rates than men.1,2 More recent studies suggest that women and men leaveengineering at equal rates during the college years.3,4Factors influencing persistence and attrition are often similar for men and women, but there aresome important differences. For example, Atman5 reported data from the Academic PathwaysStudy in which seniors identified motivating factors in their decisions to study engineering.Intrinsic psychological factors (liking engineering as a subject or field) and intrinsic

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International Study Abroad Programs & Student Engagements

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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International

consists of course-level grade-book entries, Term GPAat MSOE and FHL, and Cumulative GPA at MSOE. The data then is compared to the data ofnon-exchange students at MSOE and FHL, respectively. This allows a one-to-one comparisonbetween exchange and non-exchange students without the need of additional academicperformance assessment measures and procedures. Since the curriculum of the exchangeprogram underwent a major change in 2001, only cumulative data from 2003 onward isdemonstrated here. This corresponds to data of 58 MSOE and 31 FHL exchange students.The Term GPA and Cumulative GPA of all MSOE exchange students is shown in Figure 5. Thehorizontal axis gives either the corresponding academic quarter at MSOE (F - Fall, W - Winter, S- Spring) for

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Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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George List, North Carolina State University

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Civil Engineering

 Into the Practice of Civil Engineering at the Professional Level, Reston, VA,  September. (http://www.asce.org/raisethebar) 12 4.  Bloom. B. S., Englehart, M. D., Furst. E. J., Hill, W. H., and Krathwohl, D. 1956. Taxonomy of Educational  Objectives, the Classification of Educational Goals, Handbook I: Cognitive Domain. David McKay, New York,  NY. 5.  Fridley, K.J., et al., 2009.  Educating the Future Civil Engineering for the New Civil Engineering Body of  Knowledge,” Proceedings of the 2009 ASEE Annual Conference, June 2009, Austin, TX

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Engelken

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Electrical and Computer

withoutgraduate degrees. In multiple instances, employers and/or graduate school representatives haveexpressed how impressive and important the undergraduate research experience was, not only inthe initial hiring and financial support decisions, but also in the rate and quality with which the Page 15.939.2new hires performed their responsibilities. The success of these students has been a majorcomponent of the author‟s positive reputation in this research arena.The author has made a strong effort to integrate undergraduate research in semiconductor andthin film materials with instruction. For example, he developed two lecture/laboratory coursepairs in

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Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rajesh Ganesan, George Mason University; Philip Henning, James Madison University; Donna Sterling, George Mason University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

response rates and N were as follows: Fellow N=8, Response Rate=100% (8/8); ResearchAdvisors N-7, Response Rate=78% (7/9); Participating Teachers N=8, Response Rate=100%(8/8). One of the fellows has two advisors. Surveys were sent as an attachment to an email letterrequesting participation. Quantitative responses were indicated by the responder underlining or Page 15.667.4making bold their choice. Tabulation and data analysis were carried out by the evaluator withinput from the PI.Quantitative FindingsThe responses to fellows, advisors and teachers to the target themes in the surveys are shownbelow. Key: GX= to a great extent; S= somewhat; N= not at

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Student Engagement in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso; Rebeca Gonzalez, Chapin High School; Sarah Hug, University of Colorado; Alexandria Ogrey, University of Texas, El Paso; Mary Kay Roy, University of Texas, El Paso; Alan Siegel, NYU

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Electrical and Computer

Computational Introduction to STEM StudiesAbstractWe report on the content and early evaluation of a new introductory programming course “Media PropelledComputational Thinking,” (abbreviated MPCT and pronounced iMPaCT). MPCT is integrated into afreshman-level entering students program that aims at retaining students by responding to the academicrecruitment and attrition challenges of computer science and other STEM disciplines.This course is intendedto provide meaningful experiences of relevance to students choosing majors that also fortifies theirqualitative understandings of foundational math and physics concepts. MPCT‟s activities are designed to provide analytical challenges typical of STEM professions and tomotivate additional inquiry

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The Best of Design in Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Williams, Virginia Tech; Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

many project alternatives that exist for cornerstone courses ([2]), the authors have lookedtowards a service-learning project as a means of achieving their course‟s design learningobjectives [6,7]. Service-learning is defined as a “method under which students learn anddevelop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service” [8]. In the context ofengineering design courses, projects centered in service-learning typically feature the studentteams designing a product or process that meets the needs of a community partner in need.Service-learning activities are becoming more prevalent in engineering curricula as instructorsdiscover that their pedagogical objectives of problem solving, working in groups, andexperiential learning

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Focus on Faculty

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Katie Corner, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Amber Shoals, University of Colorado, Boulder; Cindy Cabrales, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Women in Engineering

Learning Engineering Survey(APPLES). Five research questions were posed in the survey design: • Do women express a loss of interest during their program? • Is there a chilly climate for women in the college? • Do women‟s self-efficacy levels change during the program? • Do academic performance levels play a role in women‟s retention in engineering? • Do women have an adequate support structure in the college?The survey generated 116 responses from 2 solicitations, with women students representedfrom every major across all four undergraduate years. An unintended outcome was that thesample largely consists of women with high grade point averages. Thus, this paper offersinsight on top performing women‟s self-efficacy and

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Contemporary Issues in Chemical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Mills, Texas A&M-Kingsville; Anuradha Nagaraj, Texas A&M-Kingsville; Srivenu Seelam, Texas A& M University-kingsville; Ali Pilehvari, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Chemical Engineering

 k CA CB (2)Here, the rate constant k has units of [m3 / (moles-s)]. The rate expressions for each reactant arerelated to the intrinsic reaction rate defined by equation (2) by their respective stoichiometriccoefficients where the latter are negative for reactants and positive for products. rA rB rC r    (3) - 1 -1 1i. Model GeometryThe geometric model and dimensions are the same as that of the T-micromixer. A 3-D diagramof the model is shown Figure 1. Product Reactant B

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Engineering Technology Progress Reports: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Stier, Illinois State University

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Engineering Technology

outcomes were developed initially in draft form. Performance criteria were thenidentified for each of the outcomes. Rogers defines performance criteria as the “specific,measurable statements identifying the performance(s) required to meet the outcome and areconfirmable through evidence”24. Developing the performance criteria helped the faculty tofurther refine the outcomes. The number of performance criteria per outcome was limited to fouras an accepted rule-of-thumb as they were being developed. The template in figure one was usedas the learning outcomes and performance criteria were identified.The advisory board for the program was convened and asked to provide input on all theoutcomes and performance criteria that were identified by the