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Best Practices in K-12 Engineering Panel

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Marlene Aviles, Dr. Ercel Webb School # 22, Jersey City School District; Jennifer Case, East Middle School; Augusto Macalalag, Stevens Institute of Technology; John Brockway, East Middle School; Christie O'Hara, Colorado School of Mines; Michael Asheim, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Brian Lien, Princeton High School; Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-95: BEST PRACTICES PANEL 2010Stacy Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University Stacy Klein-Gardner is the Associate Dean for Outreach at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering. A former high school teacher and active K-12 engineering curriculum developer, Dr. Klein-Gardner leads the Best Practices Panel committee's work for the K12 Division.Marlene Aviles, Dr. Ercel Webb School # 22, Jersey City School District Marlene Aviles is an elementary school teacher at the Dr. Ercel Webb School #22.Augusto Macalalag , Stevens Institute of Technology Augusto Z. Macalalag, Jr., is a professor at Stevens Institute of Technology.Jennifer Case, East Middle School Jennifer Case is a middle school

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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ASEE 2010 ZONE IV CONFERENCE MARCH 25-27 RENO, NEVADA PROCEEDINGSEDUCATING ENGINEERS IN THE WILD, WILD WEST HOSTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO SPONSORED BY THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, PACIFIC SOUTHWEST, & ROCKY MOUNTAIN SECTIONS OF ASEE TABLE OF CONTENTSFRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2010CONCURRENT SESSIONS, 8:30-10:00 A.M.Session DM: Designing and Manufacturing“Bicycle Frame Building for Engineering Undergraduates” Kurt Colvin & Jim Kish .............................................................................................................................. 1“GIRLS SEE Summer Camp: An Event

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Issues and Directions in Engineering Technology Education & Administration: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Engineering Technology

AC 2010-237: ITS 2010 AND THE NEW ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGYPARADIGM IS EMERGINGGary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College Mr. Gary J. Mullett, a Professor of Electronics Technology and Co-Department Chair, presently teaches in the Electronics Group at Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield, MA. A long time faculty member and consultant to local business and industry, Mr. Mullett has provided leadership and initiated numerous curriculum reforms as either the Chair or Co-Department Chair of the four technology degree programs that constitute the Electronics Group. Since the mid-1990s, he has been active in the NSF’s ATE and CCLI programs as a knowledge leader in the

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ELD Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry Thompson, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2010-536: SEEKING AND FINDING THE AEROSPACE LITERATURE FROM1996 - 2010: AND, THE WINNER IS . . . GOOGLELarry Thompson, Virginia Tech Page 15.1056.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Seeking and Finding the Aerospace Literature From 1996 – 2010: And, The Winner Is . . . . . . . . . . . GoogleAbstractThe Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports (STAR) has been a standard resource inlibraries since its inception in 1963. Beginning in 1996 the title was only available online andrecently NASA has limited online access to the most recent two years. This paper compares theindexing in STAR with other standard resources such as the NASA

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Business Meeting

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Farison, Baylor University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-874: A HISTORY OF THE ASEE MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERINGDIVISION: THE FIRST DECADE (2000-2010)James Farison, Baylor University Dr. Jim Farison is currently Professor Emeritus in Baylor University's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and is also the academic coordinator for Baylor's multidisciplinary B.S. in Engineering program, which offers a Biomedical Option and a Flexible Option. He is a member of ASEE's Accreditation Activities Committee, is past chair of the Multidisciplinary Engineering Division, and served many years as Baylor's ASEE campus representative. He received his B.S.E.E. degree from The University of Toledo, then M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford

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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2010-1208: MIND LINKS 2010: RESOURCES TO MOTIVATE MINORITIESTO STUDY AND SUCCEED IN ENGINEERINGMaria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University Dr. Maria M. Larrondo Petrie is Associate Dean and Professor in the College of Engineering at Florida Atlantic University. She is on the Board of the ASEE Minorities in Engineering Division (MIND), and ASEE International Division. She is Executive Director of LACCEI, the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions, and is Vice President of IFEES, the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies.Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Ivan Esparragoza is an Associate Professor at Pennsylvania State

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Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joan Barth, Univerity of Alabama; Beth Todd, University of Alabama; Dee Goldston, University of Alabama; R.E. Guadagno, University of Alabama

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-1074: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO CHOOSING TECHNICALCAREERSJoan Barth, Univerity of AlabamaBeth Todd, University of AlabamaDee Goldston, University of AlabamaR.E. Guadagno, University of Alabama Page 15.162.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Page 15.162.2Page 15.162.3Page 15.162.4Page 15.162.5Page 15.162.6Page 15.162.7Page 15.162.8Page 15.162.9Page 15.162.10Page 15.162.11Page 15.162.12Page 15.162.13

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Computational Tools and Simulation III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anca Stefan, Lawrence Technological University

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Computers in Education

AC 2010-1687: A COMPUTER MODEL OF CELL DYNAMICS USING AGENTSAnca Stefan, Lawrence Technological University Dr. Stefan earned a Diploma and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the "Politehnica" University of Bucharest in Romania. She went on to earn a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from The Ohio State University. Page 15.20.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Page 15.20.2Page 15.20.3Page 15.20.4Page 15.20.5Page 15.20.6Page 15.20.7Page 15.20.8Page 15.20.9

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BME Course and Curriculum Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anca Stefan, Lawrence Technological University

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Biomedical

AC 2010-1008: AN AGENT-BASED MODEL OF ION EQUILIBRIUMAnca Stefan, Lawrence Technological University Dr. Stefan earned a Diploma (1996) and M.S. (1997) in Electrical Engineering from the "Politehnica" University of Bucharest in Romania. She went on to earn a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from The Ohio State University in 2005. Page 15.135.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010

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Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Heard, Carnegie Mellon University

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Liberal Education

AC 2010-172: INSTRUCTION OF PROFESSIONAL SKILLS TO MATERIALSCIENCE AND ENGINEERING STUDENTS USING A MULTI-YEAR MODULEAPPROACHRobert Heard, Carnegie Mellon University Page 15.750.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010

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Engineering Education in India, the Far East, and Central Asia

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Black, American University; Hiren Patel, Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering

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International

AC 2010-1275: UNDERGRADUATE COMPUTER ENGINEERING EDUCATION INWESTERN INDIAMichael Black, American UniversityHiren Patel, Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering Page 15.1291.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 ! ∀# ∀ ∀ # ∀ # ∃ % # & & ∋ ∀ ∀ % & ( % ) ∀ ! % % &

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Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation

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Graduate Studies

AC 2010-222: STRENGTHENING THE U.S. ENGINEERING WORKFORCE FORINNOVATION: FOUNDATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL GRADUATE EDUCATIONFOR THE NATION'S ENGINEERS IN INDUSTRY - PART III SENIOR CAREERDEVELOPMENT: STRATEGIC LEADERSHIPNorman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation Page 15.1105.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010GSD-2010-1455-Abstract #3Invited Panel SessionProfessional Graduate Engineering Education & IndustryASEE-2010 Annual Conference Strengthening the U.S. Engineering Workforce for Innovation: Foundations of Professional Graduate Education for the Nation’s Engineers in Industry ─ Part III Senior Career Development: Strategic Leadership

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Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Trivett, University of Prince Edward Island

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2010-776: OPEN-MINDED LABS: HOW DO WE EMBRACE ORGANISEDCHAOS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT COURSE CONTENT?Andrew Trivett, University of Prince Edward Island Page 15.930.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010

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Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Richardson, University of Evansville

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2010-368: TEACHING LINEAR SYSTEMS USING MASTERY INSTRUCTIONAnthony Richardson, University of Evansville Page 15.1179.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010

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Technological Literacy for K-12 and for Community College Students: Concepts, Assessment, and Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mauricio Castillo, California State University, Los Angeles

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2010-1920: TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY: DESIGN AND TESTING ANINSTRUMENT TO MEASURE EIGHTH-GRADE ACHIEVEMENT IN THETECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONMauricio Castillo, California State University, Los Angeles Page 15.1196.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY: DESIGN AND TESTING OF AN INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE EIGHTH-GRADE ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONAbstract This study was focused on the design and testing of an assessment instrument to measureeighth-grade student achievement in the study of technology. Through classroom experiencesand refinement of instructional methods by trial and error, technology educators have

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Esther Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Samuel Lakeou, University of the District of Columbia; Wagdy Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Amarachukwu C Ukaegbu, University of the District of Columbia; Lily Kemathe, University of the District of Columbia

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2010-1992: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A VIRTUAL WEB-BASEDPOWER MEASUREMENT MODULE FOR A HYBRID RENEWABLE POWERSYSTEMEsther Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia Dr. Esther T. Ososanya is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of the District of Columbia. During her career, Dr. Ososanya has worked for private industry as a circuit development engineer and as a software engineer, in addition to her academic activities. She received her education in the United Kingdom, where she achieved her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Bradford in 1985. She was also a Visiting Professor at Michigan Technological University for five years

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarvesh Kulkarni, Villanova University

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Computers in Education

AC 2010-1397: USING VOIP AS A COMMON FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHING ASECOND COURSE IN COMPUTER NETWORKSSarvesh Kulkarni, Villanova University Sarvesh Kulkarni received a B.E. in Computer Engineering from the University of Bombay in 1994, the M.S. and the Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1998 and 2002 respectively. Prior to 2002, he has worked in various industry positions in India and the US. He joined the ECE department at Villanova University in 2002, and is currently an Associate Professor of Computer Engineering. His research interests are: routing algorithms for wireless and wired networks, load-balanced adaptive routing techniques for wireless ad hoc

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Classroom Engagement

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Greco, Arkansas Tech University; Jim Reasoner, Arkansas Tech University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-1503: STUDENT LABORATORY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGEIMPROVED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL LAB PARTICIPATIONEdward Greco, Arkansas Tech University Professor of Electrical Engineering with research interest in biomedical signal processing. Received the PhD in Electrical Engineering from Rice University.Jim Reasoner, Arkansas Tech University Received the BSEE from US Naval Academy in 1971 and the MA in Defense Analysis and Strategic Studies from the US Naval War College in 1986. He is an Instructor of Electrical Engineering at Arkansas Tech University. Page 15.1117.1© American Society for Engineering Education

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Student Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Jien-Jou Lin, Purdue University; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University; Qu Jin, Purdue University

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Students Constituent Committee

AC 2010-1679: MODEL OF STUDENTS' SUCCESS: IMPORTANT FACTORS OFSTUDENT PERSISTENCE IN ENGINEERINGJoe Jien-Jou Lin, Purdue UniversityP.K. Imbrie, Purdue UniversityQu Jin, Purdue University Page 15.879.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Poster Model of Students’ Success in Engineering: Important Factors of Students’ PersistenceAbstractEvery year a group of quality graduates from high schools entered the engineering programsacross this country, with remarkable academic record in terms of grade point average andstandardized test scores. However, as reported in previous literatures, the

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Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Virginia Mayfield, Monterey High School; Kenneth Currie, Tennessee Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-773: POSTER: BRINGING ENGINEERING IDEAS INTO THEMATHEMATICS CLASSROOM - USING LINEAR PROGRAMMING TOINTEGRATE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING INTO THE HIGH SCHOOLCLASSROOMVirginia Mayfield, Monterey High SchoolKenneth Currie, Tennessee Technological University Page 15.960.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Bringing Engineering Ideas into the Mathematics Classroom: Using Linear Programming to Integrate Industrial Engineering into the High School ClassroomAbstract:As a participant in the TTU Research Experience for Teachers (RET) project, Iconducted research alongside industrial engineers at Tennessee Tech Universityfocused on the use

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarvesh Kulkarni, Villanova University; Joseph Chop, Villanova University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2010-1884: A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO TEACHING WIRELESS AD HOCNETWORKSSarvesh Kulkarni, Villanova University Sarvesh Kulkarni received a B.E. in Computer Engineering from the University of Bombay in 1994, the M.S. and the Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1998 and 2002 respectively. Prior to 2002, he has worked in various industry positions in India and the US. He joined the ECE department at Villanova University in 2002, and is currently an Associate Professor of Computer Engineering. His research interests are: routing algorithms for wireless and wired networks, load-balanced adaptive routing techniques for wireless ad hoc networks

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Innovations in First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Quamrul Mazumder, University of Michigan - Flint; Anita Ainsworth, University of Michigan-Flint

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First-Year Programs

AC 2010-1265: USE OF METACOGNITION STRATEGY TO IMPROVE STUDENTLEARNINGQuamrul Mazumder, University of Michigan - FlintAnita Ainsworth, University of Michigan-Flint Page 15.1306.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Page 15.1306.2Page 15.1306.3Page 15.1306.4Page 15.1306.5Page 15.1306.6Page 15.1306.7[5] Black, M. (1959). Critical thinking. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.Bransford, J.D., Brown, A.L., Cocking, R.R. (2000). How people learn: brain, mind, experienceand school. (p.20). Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.[6] Ausubel, D.P. (1960). The use of advance organizers in the learning and retention of meaningful verbalmaterials, Journal of Educational

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Edward F. Glynn; Frank E. Falcone

have provided invaluable help in managing, among otherthings, the mentoring program.Bibliography 1. Wadzuk, Bridget, et al. “A Methodology for Curriculum Modification Applied to Civil Engineering Mechanics.” AC 2009-2286, Proceedings of the 2009 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Austin, TX, 2009. 2. Glynn, Edward, et al. “Implementing Ethics Across Engineering Curricula.” AC 2010-809, Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Louisville, KY, 2010. 3. ABET, Inc. Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs. Baltimore: ABET, Inc., 2008 4. Silyn-Roberts, Heather. Personal Communications: A Handbook for Civil Engineers. Reston, VA: ASCE Press

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Charles Baukal; Joe Colannino; Wes Bussman; John Matsson

the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exhibition, paper AC 2010-67.15 J.V. Farr and D. Verma, Involving industry in the design of courses, programs, and a systems engineering and engineering management department, proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, pp. 495-502.16 D.D. Dunlap, R.E. Willis, D.A. Keating, T.G. Stanford, R.J. Bennett, M.I. Mendelson, and M.J. Aherne, Understanding and utilizing adjunct professors for non-traditional engineering and technology graduate education, proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, pp. 13591-13599.17 Z.O

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Ing-Chang Jong; William T. Springer; Rick J. Couvillion

384 EI 8 EI 192 EI Proceedings of the 2010 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 8Example 3. A cantilever beam AC with constant flexural rigidity EI and total length 2L ispropped at A and carries a concentrated moment M 0  at B as shown in Fig. 6. Determine (a)the vertical reaction force A y and slope A at A, (b) the slope  B and deflection yB at B. Fig. 6. Cantilever beam AC propped at A and carrying a moment at BSolution. The beam is in static equilibrium. Its free-body diagram is shown in Fig. 7, where wenote that the beam is statically

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Computer Education Innovations I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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Computers in Education

AC 2010-1153: TEACHING INTERACTIVELY WITH GOOGLE DOCSEdward Gehringer, North Carolina State University Ed Gehringer, efg@ncsu.edu, is Associate Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. His main research area is collaborative learning technology. He received his Ph.D. degree from Purdue University, and taught at Carnegie Mellon University, and Monash University in Australia. Page 15.1177.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Teaching Interactively with Google DocsAbstractActive learning has repeatedly been shown to be

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Gordon Skelton, Jackson State University; Evelyn Leggette, Jackson State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2010-1294: INTEGRATING SELF-REGULATING LEARNING WITH ANOBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING COURSETzusheng Pei , Jackson State UniversityWei Zheng, Jackson State UniversityHuiRu Shih, Jackson State UniversityGordon Skelton, Jackson State UniversityEvelyn Leggette , Jackson State University Page 15.770.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010

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Strategies For Graduate Software/Systems Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dennis Frailey, Southern Methodist University; James McDonald, Monmouth University; Arthur Pyster, Stevens Institute of Technology; Masood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2010-885: STRATEGIES FOR GRADUATE SOFTWARE/SYSTEMSENGINEERING EDUCATION (PANEL)Dennis Frailey, Southern Methodist University Dennis Frailey is a Principal Fellow at Raytheon, Inc. and an Adjunct Faculty Member at Southern Methodist University.James McDonald, Monmouth UniversityArthur Pyster, Stevens Institute of Technology Arthur Pyster is Director of the Systems Engineering Research Center and a member of the faculty at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ.Masood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Masood Towhidnejad is a member of the Computer Science faculty at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida

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Computational Tools and Simulation I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Richardson, University of Evansville

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Computers in Education

AC 2010-367: USING SIMULATION AS AN AID IN UNDERSTANDINGENGINEERING STATISTICSAnthony Richardson, University of Evansville Page 15.1337.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 ! ∀ ! # ! ∃ % & ∋ ! ( ! &

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Research and Funding Opportunities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2010-530: PANEL DISCUSSION: RESEARCH AND FUNDINGOPPORTUNITIESBeena Sukumaran, Rowan University BEENA SUKUMARAN is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rowan University. She received her Ph.D. from Purdue University in 1996 and has worked at Amoco Corporation and the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute prior to joining Rowan. She is Director at Large for the Women in Engineering Division of ASEE. Page 15.938.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Panel Discussion: Research and Funding OpportunitiesAbstractThe panel that is being proposed for