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Educational Research

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gloria Starns, Iowa State University; Mathew Hagge, Iowa State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2009-770: QUANTIFYING LEARNING THROUGH THE USE OF MIND MAPSAND CONCEPT MAPSGloria Starns, Iowa State University Gloria Starns is a Senior Lecturer at Iowa State University. Dr. Starns earned her Ph.D. from Iowa State University in 1996. Her research interests include synthesis of planar mechanisms using optimization methods. In the area of engineering education Dr. Starns is researching the ways in which to quantify learning.Mathew Hagge, Iowa State University Mathew Hagge is a lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University. For his Ph.D., Dr Hagge developed a CFD model for biomass pyrolysis. He specializes in the area of thermodynamics, and his teaching efforts have

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Critical issues in IT and IET: Focus Group

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Scachitti, Purdue University, Calumet; Juan Salinas, Purdue University, Calumet; Deepthi Karanam, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Technology

AC 2009-1044: MINDING THE BIG PICTURE: USING DISCRETE EVENTPROCESS SIMULATION AS A PROBLEM SOLVING TOOL FOR STUDENTSSusan Scachitti, Purdue University, Calumet Susan Scachitti is a Professor of Industrial Engineering Technology at Purdue University Calumet. Professor Scachitti consults and teaches in traditional areas of Industrial Engineering including Quality Management and organizational change, Six Sigma methodologies, methods engineering, Lean thinking, facility layout, process improvement, and ergonomics. Prior to working in education, she spent ten years in various engineering and supervisory roles in the telecommunications industry which focused on high volume electronics

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New Research and Trends Related to Minorities in Engineering

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2009 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 2009-726: MIND LINKS 2009: RESOURCES TO MOTIVATE MINORITIES TOSTUDY AND SUCCEED IN ENGINEERINGMaria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University Dr. Maria M. Larrondo Petrie is Vice President of the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies, Vice Chair of Engineering for the Americas, Executive Director of the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions, and a Board Member of the Women in Engineering Division and the Minorities in Engineering Division of ASEE. She is Professor of Computer Engineering and Associate Dean of Academic and International Affairs in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University. Her research

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Shelley, United States Air Force; Mickey Bowen, United States Air Force

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2009-1702: INNOVATION IN ENGINEERING OUTREACHJ. Shelley, United States Air ForceMickey Bowen, United States Air Force Page 14.737.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Innovation in Engineering Outreach:Engineering 11 as a tool for recruiting minority students to Engineering Page 14.737.2Abstract: A unique opportunity for recruiting engineering students has developed in theAntelope Valley of Southern California (AV). While the AV refers to itself as the“Aerospace Valley”, with a high percentage of the workforce employed by Edwards AirForce Base and the major Aerospace Prime

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qiang Le, Hampton University; Eric Sheppard, Hampton University

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Minorities in Engineering

team working skills.In a survey of the instructor’s experiences to the LITEE team, the instructor wrote: “I believe theuse of case studies has changed the students’ learning in my class. In my opinion, a businessstudent who is destined to pursue money, master money, and make more money is hard to be fed Page 14.85.4with technical stuff. The business students take the engineering courses not because of theirinterests, neither because they think the engineering courses would be useful in their futurecareer, but because their curriculum requires them to. So changing their minds about engineeringis a challenge for engineering faculty.” Based

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Kenneth Simonson, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen Johnson, University of Cincinnati; Latiera Evans, University of Cincinnati

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2009-829: A NSF-SUPPORTED S-STEM SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FORRECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF UNDERREPRESENTED ETHNIC ANDWOMEN STUDENTS IN ENGINEERINGAnant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati ANANT R. KUKRETI, Ph.D., is an Associate Dean for Engineering Education Research and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cincinnati (UC). He joined UC on 8/15/00 and before that worked 22 years at University of Oklahoma. He teaches structural engineering, with research in experimental and finite element analysis of structures. He has won five major university teaching awards, two Professorships, two national ASEE teaching awards, and is internationally recognized in his primary

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Smith, North Carolina State University; Karen Hollebrands, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Althea Smith, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2009-1266: THE WAYS IN WHICH K-8 STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION IN AGK-12 PROGRAM AFFECTS ACHIEVEMENT IN AND BELIEFS ABOUTMATHEMATICSRyan Smith, North Carolina State UniversityKaren Hollebrands, North Carolina State UniversityElizabeth Parry, North Carolina State UniversityLaura Bottomley, North Carolina State UniversityAlthea Smith, North Carolina State UniversityLynn Albers, North Carolina State University Page 14.1264.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 The Effects of a GK-12 Program on Students' Achievement In and Beliefs About MathematicsAbstract To evaluate the effectiveness of a program whose goal is to increase

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Fairley, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adrianne Prysock, Georgia Institute of Technology; Akibi Archer, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

, (d) ability to function on Teamwork multidisciplinary teamsIt has also been shown that early exposure of pre-college students to STEM principlesthrough hands-on activities can lead to increased interest in and preparation for STEMfields pursued in college. Jeffers et al. states, “Two primary factors why today’s K-12students are shying away from engineering are a limited understanding of the engineeringprofession and the loss of interest in science and mathematics”6. It is with these twofactors in mind that this after-school outreach program has been maintained and the workin this paper compiled. The goal of this work was to educate and excite pre-collegestudents about

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Harris, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2009-570: SUMMER BRIDGE: A STEP INTO THE ENGINEERING GAPRichard Harris, Northeastern University Director of NUPRIME (Northeastern University Programs In Multicultural Engineering); BS Industrial Engineering, MS Applied Educational Psychology, Doctor of Education Candidate STEM Education Specialization; 15 years of combined process engineering and program management experience in hybrid microelectronic subassemblies and organic photoconductor manufacturing; Co-PI: New England Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NELSAMP) at Northeastern, Co-Executive Director: ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp at Northeastern, Advisor: Society of Hispanic Professional

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruba Alkhasawneh, Virginia Commonwealth University; Rosalyn Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2009-926: SUMMER TRANSITION PROGRAM: A MODEL FOR IMPACTINGFIRST-YEAR RETENTION RATES FOR UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPSRuba Alkhasawneh, Virginia Commonwealth University Ruba A. Alkhasawneh is a Ph.D. student in engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology and Yarmouk University, respectively in Jordan. Her research focuses on diversity issues and engineering education. Address: 601 West Main Street,PO Box 843068,Richmond, VA 23284-3068; e-mail: alkhasawnera@vcu.edu.Rosalyn Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University Dr. Rosalyn S. Hobson is the Associate Dean for Graduate

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ardie Walser, City College of the City University of New York

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2009-1078: CHANGING POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR THE PROMOTIONOF STUDENT RETENTIONArdie Walser, City College of the City University of New York Page 14.315.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Changing Policies and Practices for the Promotion of Student Retention.AbstractThe retention of engineering students, particularly those from underrepresented groups,remains a major challenge for colleges and universities. Often when addressing this issue,colleges will develop special programs that are outside the normal operations of theinstitution. The success of these programs in improving retention and graduation ratesvary from

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Cristina Villalobos, University of Texas, Pan American; Stephen Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Olga Ramirez, University of Texas, Pan American

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Minorities in Engineering

., “Challenge-Based Instruction: The VaNTHBiomechanics Learning modules, Journal of Advances in Engineering Education, Fall 2007, Vol. 1, No. 1.2. Betz, N.E. (1997). What stops women and minorities from choosing and completing majors in science andengineering. In D. Johnson (Ed.) Minorities and girls in school: Effects on achievement and performance. ThousandOaks CA: Sage. Series on Leaders in Psychology.3. Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (Eds.). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, andschool. Washington, DC: National Academy Press (1999).4. Brown, S.V., (1994), Under-represented minority women in science and engineering education, Princeton, NJ:Educational Testing Service, 1994.5. Carlson, L.E. and Sullivan, J.F., 1999

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Walden, University of Oklahoma; Randa Shehab, University of Oklahoma

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2009-1445: WHERE SUCCESSFUL LATINO/A UNDERGRADUATES FINDCOMMUNITY AT A PREDOMINANTLY WHITE RESEARCH UNIVERSITYSusan Walden, University of OklahomaRanda Shehab, University of Oklahoma Page 14.1370.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Where Successful Latino/a Engineering Undergraduates find Community at a Predominately White Research UniversityAbstractThe Research Institute for STEM Education conducts mixed-methods research seeking toidentify the factors contributing to successful completion of an engineering degree by under-represented and under-served minority students at a predominately white, research institution.STEM stands for science

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Kobus, Hillsborough Community College; Cesar Guerrero, University of South Florida; Miguel Labrador, University of South Florida; Rafael Perez, University of South Florida

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Minorities in Engineering

Science and Engineering at the University of South Florida. He received his M.S. degree in Computer Science from the Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Mexico) in 2002 and his M.S. degree in Computer Engineering from University of South Florida in 2007. He is a Fulbright scholar who works with Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga (Colombia). His research interest includes Bandwidth Estimation and Network Measurement.Miguel Labrador, University of South Florida Miguel A. Labrador received the M.S. in Telecommunications and the Ph.D. degree in Information Science with concentration in Telecommunications from the University of Pittsburgh, in 1994 and 2000, respectively

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Roberts, University of Florida; Karen Bray, University of Florida; Vikram Shishodia, University of Florida; Jeff Citty, University of Florida; Deborah Mayhew, University of Florida; James Ogles, University of Florida; Angela Lindner, University of Florida

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Minorities in Engineering

goal of increasing retention in mind. Both programs have provided strong evidence insupport of “capturing” engineering students during their first two years by infusing elements ofthe discipline as early as possible into the undergraduate curriculum and thus minting theiridentity as engineers when they are freshmen. STEPUP extends this concept further byproviding a strong community of support of underrepresented students throughout their entirestay in the university and, as a result, aiding them in learning how to break down barriers ofculture that undeniably still exist for them.References[1] National Science Foundation. Moving Forward to Improve Engineering Education. National Science Board,NSB-070122, November 19, 2007.[2] Grose, Thomas K

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Foor, University of Oklahoma; randa shehab, University of Oklahoma

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Minorities in Engineering

: cynthia.e.foor-1@ou.edu.randa shehab, University of Oklahoma Randa Shehab is an associate faculty member and Director of the School of Industrial Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. Before joining OU in 1997, she worked as an Ergonomics Consultant to the Manufacturing Ergonomics Laboratory at the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. The focus of her research is in the area of human factors and ergonomics, with emphasis on human performance of special populations, technology and learning, and engineering education. Her most current research is focused on identifying factors related to success of underrepresented minority engineering students. Address: School of

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Arumala, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2009-326: THE PRINCESS ANNE ATHLETIC CENTERJoseph Arumala, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Page 14.1242.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 THE PRINCESS ANNE ATHLETIC CENTER By Dr. Joseph O. Arumala and Dr. Olufemi E. Akinjide University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Maryland, USAAbstractThe Princess Anne Athletic Center is a partnership between the University of MarylandEastern Shore (UMES) and the Town of Princess Anne to convert an old clam factory premisesinto an outdoor athletic center for the children of low

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The Role of Engineering in Public Policy

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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Engineering and Public Policy

Page 14.449.3engineers are creative team players rather than relying on a prior negative stereotype of a loneengineer working on an abstract project with few discernable real-world applications. Related toavailability, using the representativeness heuristic involves judging both whether an exampleaccurately represents its group and whether the choice of example appears random [5]. Forexample, portraying engineers as intelligent, hard-working, and creative in several situations willmake that portrayal represent engineers in the minds of the viewers.Examples of Television Shows Featuring EngineersEngineers and engineering have been featured in some reality or narrative television shows. Thereality shows include Design Squad on PBS, which

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Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Taber, National Academy of Engineering; Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2009-257: DEVELOPING METRICS TO EVALUATE INSTRUCTIONALSCHOLARSHIP IN ENGINEERINGRichard Taber, National Academy of EngineeringElizabeth Cady, National Academy of EngineeringNorman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering Page 14.456.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Developing Metrics to Evaluate Instructional Scholarship in EngineeringAbstractIf valid and reliable means to assess instructional scholarship are identified, and they areaccepted by the engineering community, then greater attention would be devoted to scholarlyteaching by engineering faculty and departments. With this goal in mind, an ad hoc

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Malcolm Drewery, National Academy of Engineering; Stefani A. Bjorklund, Rankin & Associates Consulting

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Educational Research and Methods

learning outcomes to instructional practices - Phase III. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. June 12-15, Portland, OR.[9] Chickering, A.W. & Gamson, Z.F., Eds. (1991) Applying the seven principles for good practice in undergraduate education. New Directions for Teaching and Learning.[10] Bransford, J.D., Brown, A.L., & Cocking, R.R., Eds. (2000) How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. National Academies Press: Washington, DC.[11] American Psychological Association. (1997) Learner-centered psychological principles: A framework for school reform and redesign. Retrieved January 29, 2009 from http://www.apa.org/ed

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Topics in Engineering Ethics IV

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Catalano, State University of New York, Binghamton; Caroline Baillie, Queens University, Kingston

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Engineering Ethics

necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive. If the love within your mind is lost and you see other beings as enemies, then no matter how much knowledge or education or material comfort you have, only suffering and confusion will ensue. Dalai Lama2What exactly is meant by an engineering based on love? As engineers and engineeringeducators, some of us have encountered traditional applied ethics theories includingUtilitarianism,3 rights-based ethics4 and virtue ethics5 to name a few. As a starting pointfor the present work, a brief description of each of these applied ethical theories shall be

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Neil J. Hutzler; Joanne S. Chadde; David Heil; William E. Kelly

Laboratory.6 Pearson, G., & Young, T. (Eds)., 2002. Technically speaking: Why all Americans need to know moreabout technology. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.7 Richards, L., 2007. Getting the word out. Prism , 16 (no.5). American Society for Engineering Education.8 DeVore, P. W. (1992). Technological literacy and social purpose. Theory into Practice 31(1), 59-63.9 Fogarty, R. (1991). The mindful school: How to integrate the curricula. Palatine, IL: IR I Skylight. ISBN0- 932935-31-1.10 Zuga, K., 1992. Social reconstruction curriculum and technology education. Journal of TechnologyEducation 3(2), 53-63.11 Wiggins, G., and McTighe, J., 1998. Understanding by Design. Alexandria, VA: Association forSupervision and Curriculum

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Critical Thinking and Creative Arts

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Helen Donis-Keller, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Liberal Education

students in mind. Thecombination of media serves at least two functions. It emphasizes the development of an ideafollowed by selection of the most appropriate means to realize the idea (from at least four formsof media). It also provides an introduction to the use of several types of media in a single classrather than requiring that a student take three or four introductory classes, something that maynot be possible in the undergraduate engineering curriculum. Students also learn, by studyingwork of professional contemporary artists, the components of professional practice in thesefields, and it is expected that students will come to realize that art has an important place ineducation and for life in contemporary society. The course differs from

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Innovations in ECE Education III

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suryaprasad Jayadevappa, PES School of Engineering; Ravi Shankar, Florida Atlantic University

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Electrical and Computer

to those rapid and substantialchanges and that new graduates may be taught with. For example, when the Association ofComputing Machinery (ACM) released the Computer Curriculum in 1991, networking was notseen as a major topic area. Networking was not a mass-market phenomenon then, and the WorldWide Web was little more than an idea in the minds of its creators. Today, networking and theweb have changed the way we do business.Other professional organizations, in addition to ACM, such as the Institution of Electrical &Electronics Engineering (IEEE), and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)are also at the forefront of addressing this challenge. They rapidly and continuously strive toprovide the necessary directions in

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The Ever-Changing Course

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Thompson, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven

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First-Year Programs

this level. Wigal introduces these concepts through lecture material and hands-ondesign exercises and includes introduction of systems engineering tools such as objective trees,functional block diagrams and function node trees. The purpose of introducing these systemengineering methods is to get students thinking about complex relationships, in a non-linearfashion. Wigal discusses and presents systems thinking activities like “mind mapping” andbrainstorming to get students to begin thinking non-linearly and functionally, instead ofphysically.Existing Project-Based Engineering CourseEngineering faculty at the University of New Haven have designed a Project-Based Introductionto Engineering course with the objectives to introduce students to the

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Kate Disney; John Krupczak

179 Laboratory Projects Appropriate for Non-Engineers and Freshman Engineering Students Kate Disney, Mission College Engineering Faculty John Krupczak, Hope College Professor of EngineeringIntroductionThe engineering departments at Hope College and Mission College both offer technologicalliteracy courses targeted to non-science majoring students. These lab-based general educationcourses are designed with mechanical dissection and “make

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Early Engineering Design Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shawn S Jordan, Purdue University; Nielsen Pereira, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-2084: RUBE GOLDBERGINEERING: LESSONS IN TEACHINGENGINEERING DESIGN TO FUTURE ENGINEERSShawn Jordan, Purdue University SHAWN JORDAN is a doctoral candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research interests include virtual cross-disciplinary engineering design teams, creativity, and innovation. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He also founded and led an interdisciplinary Rube Goldberg team to two national championships.Nielsen Pereira, Purdue University NIELSEN PEREIRA is a third-year doctoral student at Purdue University where he is pursuing a degree in gifted education. He is coordinator of student

Conference Session

Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tirupalavanam Ganesh, Arizona State University; John Thieken, Arizona State University; Monica Elser, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Sharon Kurpius-Robinson, Arizona State University; James Middleton, Arizona State University; Jay Golden, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

wide administration of the DAEtest. The purpose of the DAE test was to determine individual conceptions of engineers andengineering. Students were given 20-30 minutes to draw an engineer and answer three questionsrelated to what they had drawn. Test directions and question prompts are given below. Close your eyes and imagine an engineer at work … Open your eyes. On the attached sheet of paper, draw what you imagined. Once you have completed your drawing, please respond to the following prompts: 1. Describe what the engineer is doing in the picture. Write at least two sentences. 2. List at least three words/phrases that come to mind when you think of this engineer. 3. What kinds of

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Engineering Courses for Non-engineers

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2009-973: INTEGRATING HISTORICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIRIMPACT ON SOCIETY INTO TODAY'S ENGINEERING CURRICULUMWilliam Loendorf, Eastern Washington University William R. Loendorf is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering & Design at Eastern Washington University. He obtained his B.Sc. in Engineering Science at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside, M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Colorado State University, M.B.A. at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and Ph.D. in Engineering Management at Walden University. He holds a Professional Engineer license and has 30 years of industrial experience as an Engineer or Engineering Manager at General Motors, Cadnetix, and

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Engineering Courses for Non-engineers

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Blake, Austin Peay State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2009-1691: USING MOVIES TO EXPLORE ELEMENTS OFTECHNOLOGICAL LITERACYJohn Blake, Austin Peay State University JOHN W. BLAKE is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN. He served as department chair from 1994-2005. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University, and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Tennessee. Page 14.1328.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Using Movies to Explore Elements of Technological LiteracyAbstractTo reach the goal