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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ying Tang, Rowan University; Linda Head, Rowan University; Ravi Ramachandran, Rowan University; Lawrence Chatman, Camden County College

carry over for subsequent courseworkACKNOWLEDGMENTThis work is supported under a Course and Curriculum Laboratory Improvement grant #0633512 fromthe National Science Foundation. Page 14.770.5REFERENCES[1] De Man, H., “System-on-chip design: impact on education and research,” IEEE Transactions on Design & Test of Computers, Vol. 16, No. 3, 1999, pp. 11 – 19.[2] Martin, G., “Industry needs and expectations of SoC design education,” Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Systems Education, pp. 146-147, June 1-2, 2003.[3] National Academy of Engineering (2004). The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering

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Panel: Effecting Change in Higher Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priscilla Nelson, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Theresa Hunt, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Cherrice Traver, Union College; Pamela Eibeck, Texas Tech; Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Mary Roth, Lafayette College; delcie durham, University of South Florida

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Women in Engineering

available and taken by those who hold Engineering degrees. ≠ What metrics should be developed to identify “star” faculty? For both undergraduate and graduate programs, we can do much more to identify best practices regarding education, research and the integration of research and education? Page 14.1377.107 M. Ohland et al., 2008, “Persistence, Engagement and Migration in Engineering Programs,” Journal ofEngineering Education. Panel 1b: Graduate studentsModerator Delcie Durham, Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School at University ofSouth Florida, Deidre Meldrum, Dean of Engineering at Arizona State

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Outcomes of Cooperative Education Assignments

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

multidisciplinaryprogram designed to produce competent engineers across all engineering disciplines. Themission of the General Engineering program is to provide students with the highest qualitytechnical and professional engineering education, with a particular emphasis in new or evolvinginterdisciplinary areas. The primary educational goal is to provide students with a rigoroustheoretical, laboratory-centered, practice-oriented, hands-on education that will allow them toimmediately participate and to excel in the complete spectrum of professional environments,industrial or academic. Graduates will have engineering, design and problem-solving skillsrequisite to develop and market competitive products and services for human benefit. With itsemphasize on a multi

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ASCE Policy 465: Raising the Bar

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon Nelson, American Society of Civil Engineers; David Hornbeck, Southern Polytechnic State University; James Lambrechts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Joe Manous, United States Army Corps of Engineers; Robert Stevens, Arcadis U.S., Inc; Leo Titus, ECS, Ltd; Jeffrey Russell

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Civil Engineering

resources, and environmental security. He retired from active duty in the grade of Colonel in 2008 with 28+ years of service in the US Army Corps of Engineers. Dr Manous has been actively involved with the "professional" aspects of the engineering profession for over 15 years particularly through his involvement with the American Society of Civil Engineers where he chairs the ASCE Committee on Professional Practice and the Post-Hurricane Katrina Critical Infrastructure Guidance Task Force. Dr Manous is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology (BCE, Civil Engineering), North Georgia College (BS, Physics), University of Illinois (MS, Civil Engineering), US Army War College

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2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Christopher C. Ibeh

entrepreneurial elements.Literature further indicates that benchmarking, a benchmark of this course, is an industry trend,and a must-practice for market leadership, profitability and sustainability. Furthermore, the 2 ECo-TIES and nano-research projects are cutting edge and unique to CNCMM; ECo-TIES addresses the problems associated with the currently-in-use, fossil fuel-based power systems such as air pollution, environmental pollution from oil spills, global warming, dependence on imported oil, lack of sustainability and homeland security issues. The course is introduced via such concepts as “Productivity /S-Curve” and market entry strategies

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Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lingguang Song, University of Houston; Sang-Hoon Lee, University of Houston; Junshan Liu, Auburn University

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Construction

is in the areas of design information technology, developing best practices for project security, and construction performance improvement. He has over 30 publications and serves on a number of professional committees such as Construction Industry Institute Benchmarking and Metrics Committee and ASCE construction institute. Dr. Lee has received three Faculty Awards from the University, and recently received the University of Houston Teaching Excellence Award for Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty in 2008.Junshan Liu, Auburn University Mr. Junshan Liu is an Assistant Professor at the McWhorter School of Building Science at Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. He teaches construction information

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International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andy Ward, Ohio State University; Ann Christy, Ohio State University; Robert J. Gustafson; Jessica D'Ambrosio; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

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International

distance learning; theroles of non-engineers in engineering education; and outcome assessment. Presented arepreliminary outcomes from this ongoing initiative.IntroductionEngineering is increasingly becoming a globalized profession, including use of multi-nationalengineering design, technical service, and marketing teams. Engineering education in the U.S.has been slow to adapt to this changing reality, with estimates that fewer than 8% of engineeringundergraduates participate in study abroad programs1. The typical undergraduate engineeringcurriculum is already too full of required courses to allow most students to graduate in four-years. There is no room for more requirements and expectations to have the technical andcultural background they will

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History of Aerospace Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Eberhardt, Boeing Company; Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

California Institute of Technology (GALCIT). (Note: in 1961 GALCIT was renamedthe Graduate Aeronautical Laboratory, keeping the acronym intact.) Stanford’s drivingforce in aeronautics research was Dr. William Durand. Durand managed to get Stanfordto build a wind tunnel suitable for testing propellers. As a result, some of the mostsignificant work for the NACA was being performed at Stanford. Stanford asked for$330,000 and received $195,000 which was funded simultaneously with Caltech so theschools would not compete for students if one received funds before the other. The University of Michigan was selected because of its advanced program inaeronautics. Aeronautics was its own department in 1916 and they were the first toaward degrees in

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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

team work skills and the development of the students’ technicalskills in mechanical physics, and chemical and environmental science concepts. To have Page 14.1324.6a better impact on their environment high school student participants were inspired toinvestigate methods to convert waste into usable energy resources. At the completion oftheir investigative process students decided to implement a cost effective environmentallyfriendly bio-diesel device. From their research students determined how to convert wastevegetable oil, obtained from the school cafeteria, into bio-diesel fuel for fuel utilization inauxiliary high school buses.This experiment

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Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Pieronek, University of Notre Dame

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Women in Engineering

men, such as heavy equipmentthat many women couldn’t move without assistance, and made recommendations to be moreinclusive in designing research and classroom experiences. They made note of toxic personalitiesthat contributed to chilly climates within certain programs or in certain subsets of those programs.They also heard at least one serious example of gender-based discrimination toward a professorthat severely impacted the opportunities for female students in the department and, consequently,required the institution involved to investigate thoroughly and take necessary correctiveaction.17,18,19,20,21NASA grouped together its analyses of family-friendly policies, sexual harassment and safety, thusanalyzing in a broad way the ancillary, but

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Assessing the Efficacy of Nontraditional Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Continuing Professional Development

. Journal of Developmental Education, 23(2), 2-4, 6, 8. 10. Boylan, H. R. (2002). What Works: Research-Based Best Practices in Developmental Education. Boone, NC: National Center for Developmental Education. 11. Engel, C E (1991) Not Just a Method But a Way of Learning, in Boud D and Feletti, G (ends) The Challenge of Problem Based Learning. London: Kogan Page. 12. Magill, S. L., & Herden, R. P. (1998, October). Using educational outcomes and student portfolios to steer management education. Journal of Management Education, 22 (5), 567-90. 13. Keefe, J. W. (1991). Learning style: Cognitive and thinking skills. Reston, VA: National Association of Secondary School Principals. 14. Keefe, J. W

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Frederick Harris; Gordon Lee; Stuart H. Rubin; T. C. Ting; Billy Gaston; Gongzhu Hu

305Learning [2], “digital competence” and ”learning to learn” are among eight key competences forcitizens in order to easily adapt to a rapid changing and highly interconnected world. The importance of computing and computers in engineering education has been knownfor several years and several educators have shared their experiences and activities in this regard.For example, in [3-5], engineering education researchers in the disciplines of civil engineeringand computational science have developed special software tools which enhance the academicenvironment. These computer-based instructional guides supplement the teacher in the classroomby providing design examples, additional practice problems in the computational aspects of thefield, and

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Project-Based Service Learning

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Swan, Tufts University; Mary McCormick, Tufts University

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Environmental Engineering

. Each group was givenonly one question to answer. Groups were given approximately 45 minutes to complete thequestion. Upon completion of the group question, each member of the group individuallycompleted the Group Assessment Form.Item Analyses: The items employed during the in-classroom portion of this research included aninstrument to measure technical, problem-solving skills (based on the triarchic model) and aninstrument for professional skills (group assessment). The triarchic model instrument consistedof four parallel rubrics that were designed iteratively based on the questions and studentresponses to facilitate accurate and unbiased assessment of analytical, creative, and practicalskills. A rubric scale of 0 to 7 was used (0 = lowest

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Computer Education Innovations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Cochrane, University of Canterbury

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Computers in Education

through their academic career without having the opportunity to practice or give an oralpresentation. The challenge for engineering educators is thus clear - how best to providestudents with oral presentation skills in engineering classes without impacting or dilutingtechnical engineering material. In this article, a way to incorporate oral presentation practice inany course is presented, with minimal impacts on class time and with the added benefit of beingable to cover additional technical material that can’t be covered in normal lecture, tutorial, or labtime.Development of the Virtual-i Presenter (ViP) programA software program called Virtual-i Presenter (ViP) was developed to help students improvepresentation skills. ViP allows users to

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Active Engagement: From the New Engineering Librarian's Perspective

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Jane Dooley, Dalhousie University

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Engineering Libraries

Phone: 494-3428 Figure 2 Sexton Design & Technology Library Subject SpecialistsWhat does a subject specialist do?≠ Maintains a Subject Guide web page on the Library’s website Includes: links to journal indexes and abstracts, full text databases, e-journals, user guides, key reference sources, and selected web sites≠ Selects books in their subject areas for the library’s collection≠ Assists library patrons with research queries at reference desk≠ Instructs students in research methods and library resources and servicesWhat can your subject specialist do for you and your students?≠ Integrate information

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Emerging Issues in Materials Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tershia Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan; Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan; Crisca Bierwert, University of Michigan; Lindsay Shuller, University of Michigan

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Materials

U-M. Her current research interests include the effect of instructional technology on student learning and performance, effective teaching strategies for new graduate student instructors, and the impact of GSI mentoring programs on the mentors and mentees.Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan Joanna Millunchick is Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and is affiliated with the Applied Physics Program and the Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics at the University of Michigan. Prior to joining UM in 1997, Millunchick was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Sandia National Laboratories. She received her B.S. in Physics from DePaul University in 1990, and her Ph.D. in

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Our Future in Manufacturing: STEM Outreach

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Winston Erevelles, Robert Morris University; Jennifer Parsons, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

graduating engineers is both broadand deep and include both technical and professional skills. This is the crisis that faces STEMeducation today.Numerous reports have called attention to this STEM crisis that threatens the competitiveness ofthe United States. The National Academies undertook a study and documented its findings in areport entitled “Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for aBrighter Economic Future”. This report identifies high priority actions that the United Statesneeds to take for the nation to successfully compete, prosper, and be secure in the globalcommunity of the 21st century8. Several such research studies and position papers have beenundertaken in recent years and many of the findings and

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Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aurenice Oliveira, Michigan Technological University; Ivan Lima, North Dakota State University

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International

. Page 14.692.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING EDUCATION CONSORTIUMAbstract:In recent years, the growing integration of economies and societies around the world hasrequired that graduates of all institutions and disciplines be prepared to work in an economy thatis now best seen as essentially international. Global markets are dictating the way that nationaleconomies around the world design, distribute, and consume goods and services. Engineers arein the midst of this dynamic development. Most large engineering projects currently requiremulti-national teams of multi-disciplinary professionals to work together and, therefore, a betterunderstanding of the

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Infusing Engineering Content Through Curricular Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

14.998.3Elementary school teachers were reported by their administrators to be most comfortablewith the life sciences and least with the physical sciences and largely ignorant ofengineers and engineering design.Moreover, at both the elementary school and middle school levels, there was perceived tobe a lack of awareness of STEM fields and careers and their importance.Following that meeting, an e-mail was sent to the Northeast Network partners askingthem to bring a list of "best practices" STEM programs for students in upper elementaryand middle schools to the next meeting of the Advisory Council. At this next meeting, theAdvisory Council members decided to concentrate on in-school programs for theelementary school students, as opposed to after school

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Engineering Ethics: Using Case Studies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Ethics

and reflection in order to reach anethical decision. All of the potential scenarios encountered by practicing engineers could neverbe covered in one code of ethics. They are principles and standards to follow and not a cookbooksolution outlining steps to resolve every ethical situation.MethodologyA junior level course was developed a number of years ago titled Technology in WorldCivilization (Loendorf17, 2004) that was designed to broaden the students' perspective of pasttechnologies and how they were discovered and used. The main objectives of the course were to:(a) promote awareness of technological development, and (b) provide a rudimentaryunderstanding of their social, political, economic, and cultural impact. Three years ago, alearning

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Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lydotta Taylor, EdVenture Group; Erika Shaffer, EdVenture Group; Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

unit for analysis by WVU professors to determine the effectiveness of the unit from acontent and engineering knowledge perspective. The data is used to make modifications to theunit for future use and planning for new workshops.2.3 TIME Kit Development: Stage ThreeStage three is the ongoing research and program evaluation. Our goal for the 2009 workshop isto conduct a full field evaluation on every TIME Kit developed (20). Each teacher whoimplements a unit and a comparison teacher in that same school will conduct pre and postassessment of engineering content, math content, and student attitudes related to that unit. Thisevaluation design will allow us to examine whether learning and attitude changes differ amongstudents who receive TIME Kit

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Donna M. Schaeffer; Patrick C. Olson

experience is not credible? This is often witnessed in computerprogramming. What is the best approach to teaching programming? There have been groups thatadvocate that you use a language that is designed to teach programming. Others advocate that youteach a language used by a relevant community to help the students adapt to that community. Whilethis might seem minor – consider the idea that there are computing programs in existence in theUnited States that taught COBOL and only COBOL for more than twenty-five years. Also considerthe idea that there is a body of discussion about how COBOL is the worst language to use forteaching programming. Who was right is not a matter for this paper, however, the question “WouldCOBOL have been an introduction to

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Two-Year/Four-Year: From Articulation to Matriculation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

Coordinator for the Texas Alliance for Minority Participation program from 1993 to 2002, and is currently the Department Chairperson for Physics, Engineering, & Architecture. He has been involved in numerous initiatives to integrate the findings of physics and engineering education research with education practice. Page 14.505.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 EDGE 2008 Program – The First Signs of MaturityAbstractThis paper presents a brief description and history of the EDGE (Early Development of GeneralEngineering) Summer Bridge Program that was initiated in 2003 1 and focuses on

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Engineering Ethics, Academic Integrity

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shobi Sivadasan, Stevens Institute of Technology; Brian Sauser, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

betterunderstand relations in any system. The literature search found no evidence of this or anysimilar method used to understand the bigger system of plagiarism and the various,complex relationships which exist. A key area for further research is what impact, on anycurrent research results, would the application of the systemiTool have on that researchconclusion? In other words, does this tool provide a more thorough understanding of thesystem and the relationships which may lead to different conclusions or other avenues ofinquiry?Bibliography 1. Hogg, Chris. "Top Japanese artist 'plagiarised' ." 5 June. 2006. Page 14.1296.16 2. Canfield

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Tricks of the Trade II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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New Engineering Educators

teaching assistants. 2008 ASEE Annual Conference.[6] Verleger, Matthew and Velasquez, Juan. Training of teaching assistants on technology driven lessondevelopment. 2007 ASEE Annual Conference.[7] Prieto, Loreto R. and Altmaier, Elizabeth M. The relationship of prior training and previous teachingexperience to self-efficacy among graduate teaching assistants. Research in Higher Education 35:4 (July 1994), pp.481–497.[8] Jenkins, Susan. Cultural and linguistic miscues: a case study of international teaching assistant and academicfaculty miscommunication. International J. of Intercultural Relations 24:4 (July 2000), pp. 477–501.[9] Branstetter, Steven A. and Handelsman, Mitchell M. Graduate Teaching Assistants: Ethical Training, Beliefs,and Practices

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Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering) and six research centers. It has more than 2,100 students and approximately 55 full-time faculty. In 2007- 2008 the College received more than $2.5 million in external grants and contracts for research and program administration and graduate student support. In addition to his duties at San Diego State University, Dr. Hayhurst serves on the Workforce/Education Committee of the San Diego Economic Development Corporation, and is a member of the Board of Directors of CONNECT and of the Engineering and General Contractor Foundation. He has been active in K-12 outreach and facilitated the designation of San Diego State

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Environmental Engineering Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

± 0.64environmental problems * 6. Problem formulationInstill a responsibility to serve the 10. Societal impact;needs of society and protect the 8. Sustainability; 13. Professional 3f, 3h, 3j 4.49 ± 0.99planet in an ethical manner & ethical responsibilitiesLife-long learning 15. Lifelong learning 3i 4.48 ± 0.83Integrates research to develop 2. Design and conduct experiments 3. Modern engineering tools;independence and communication 14. Communication; 3b; 3g; 3k 4.44 ± 0.63skills 18. LeadershipChanging nature of preparationrequired

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Tricks of the Trade I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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New Engineering Educators

National Engineering Award in 2003, the highest honor given by AAES. In 2002 she was named the Distinguished Engineering Educator by the Society of Women Engineers. Her awards are based on her mentoring of students, especially women and underrepresented minority students, and her research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering. Page 14.825.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Keeping in Touch with Your Class: Short Class EvaluationsAbstractEspecially for a beginning or fairly new

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Two-Year/Four-Year: From Articulation to Matriculation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

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Two Year College Division

support, encourage and motivate students (especially women andunderrepresented students) at three levels: 1) in engineering or math/science classes at thecommunity college level, particularly in the metropolitan Phoenix area, 2) as engineeringtransfers to the Fulton School and 3) as successful graduating engineers. A new exploratoryproject funded by the National Science Foundation (grant # 0836050) is determining theeffectiveness of expanding a program to community colleges in non-metropolitan areas acrossthe state of Arizona by leveraging high school and community outreach activities with thesecolleges.This effort is designed to help build a strategic supply-chain or local pathway that produces adiverse engineering workforce for our local

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History of Aerospace Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Eberhardt, Boeing Company; Lee Jonathan, Boeing Company; Adam Bruckner, University of Washington

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Aerospace

operator of the airplaneMontieth went on to point out that “it is the airplane designer for whom the course inAeronautical Engineering must be prepared. First of all, he must know enough of the work ofthe research man to be able to summarize this work and convert the results to terms which can beused directly in practical airplane design. He must know enough of the shop methods tounderstand how his designs are to be built. He should, if possible, get as much time in the air ashe can, either as a pilot or as an intelligent passenger. The lack of any of these bits of experienceis something of a handicap.” 21The Wind Tunnel Years The years from the mid-1930s until 1960 can best be characterized as the Kirsten WindTunnel years. Although the