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Mary Cummings; Tamara Knott

proactive in providing scheduling guidelines that help promote this crucialmotivation, persistence, and commitment.V. AcknowledgementWe would like to extend a special thanks to Dr. George Terrell and Brian Scott for theirtechnical support and patience.Bibliography1. Duby P, Schartman L. Credit Hour Loads at College Onset and Subsequent Academic Performance: A Multi-Institutional Pilot Project, AIR 1997 Annual Forum, 1997.2. Rooney C, Schaeffer B. Test Scores Do Not Equal Merit: Enhancing Equity & Excellence in College Admissions by Deemphasizing SAT and ACT Results. Cambridge, MA: National Center for Fair and Open Testing, 1998:88.3. Fletcher JT, Halpin G, Halpin G. High School and College Grades: Is Past

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Robert Gray; Robert Weissbach

a Page 6.575.2Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationcommon product, from a doorknob to a wide body aircraft. The teams needed to address real-world issues, such as: • Reliability of the doorknob • Ease of use • Cost • Ease to manufacture • Brainstorm new ideas + Comparison with existing products • Project ScheduleCommunications and NavigationIn a locomotive system, the location of the locomotive is critical in determining: • Geographic Information Systems (GIS

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David W. Elizandro; Jessica Matson

embodied in Figure 2 and discussed in thefollowing section.In this approach, the department works with the Advisory Board’s ABET Subcommitteethroughout the year on program planning, development, and assessment criteria. The departmentis responsible for implementation and monitoring. Results of these efforts are presented to theAdvisory Board at the regularly scheduled Board meetings. As shown in Figure 1, the AdvisoryBoard will continue to conduct surveys and student interviews as part of the spring meeting.Results of the survey and interviews are part of the assessment. The ABET subcommittee isinvestigating other Board activities that may be used for assessment. For example, Boardmembers could assist with evaluating the senior design projects by

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Mileta Tomovic

to 3 lab periods that are enough toprovide students with sufficient knowledge to produce simple 3D solid models and resultingproduction drawings. A typical example used as project assignment is shown in Fig. 1. Figure 1. IronCAD solid model of a flange produced by Metal Technologies Inc.During the second part of the lab, students use COSMOS/M - DesignSTAR module for linearstress analysis. 3D solid models generated in IronCAD are exported in the ACIS file format andsubsequently imported into DesignSTAR. Once the part has been imported into DesignSTAR,user has to specify material of the part (i.e. material’s mechanical properties), boundaryconditions, and loading conditions. Meshing and processing part of the FEA are automatic

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Garret Nicodemus, University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering; John L. Falconer P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Will Medlin, University of Colorado, Boulder

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NSF Grantees

), providing clearerdescriptions of the screencasts, and simply making more of them. Screencasts are currentlybeing prepared with the goal of at least 75 screencasts for each of the six core chemicalengineering courses that are the focus of this project: thermodynamics, material and energybalances, separations, heat transfer, fluids, and kinetics. Screencasts will be organized accordingto dominant textbooks used in those courses, and more detailed descriptions will be added tohelp direct viewers.Acknowledgements We gratefully acknowledge support by NSF-CCLI grant DUE-0920640, by Shell Oil, and bythe College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Engineering Excellence Fund at the Universityof Colorado.References1. Lewin, T. (2010, January 20). If

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl White, Morgan State University; Clifton Sean Martin, Innovative STEM Foundation (ISF); Maisha Drew, Innovative STEM Foundation; Givon Forbes, Innovative STEM Foundation (ISF)

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Minorities in Engineering

successful exposure and recruitment efforts over the past fewyears, including conferences, summer programs, in-school programs, and other initiatives. In Fall2010, the inaugural Science and Engineering Festival was held in Washington, D.C with strongsupport from the White House and Congress. There was over 500,000 individuals from all agesand backgrounds that attended the festival where they were exposed to hundreds of companiesand over a thousand different hands-on exhibits. Another STEM initiative is Project Lead TheWay (PLTW), which is an extremely effective program, with a strong history of success. PLTWoffers a rigorous, engaging, hands-on curriculum to provide middle school and high schoolstudents with a relevant, quality STEM education. Other

Conference Session

Learning Outside the Classroom

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Jessica M. Yellin, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

” mentoring look like?By ―informal‖ mentoring we refer to interactions during a student‘s research experience thatinvolve the student‘s research mentor, but are not explicitly related to the procedures or contentof the research project at hand. These interactions may occur either inside or outside of theformal research setting, but are consistent with the ―anywhere, anytime‖ learning that tends totake place in settings defined as ―informal‖ by the National Science Foundation31, such as ―a Page 22.971.6home, a museum, a street, a virtual or augmented reality game.‖31 The episodes discussed hereare typically one-on-one interactions and may include

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Mechanical Engineering Laboratories I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University

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Mechanical Engineering

kits to accommodate for design projects. The VEX Robotics DevelopmentSystem also provides pre-drawn SolidWorks VEX parts that would allow for the CAD design ofa mechanical system such as the robot vehicle shown in 6 by assembly of the parts. Figure 6: DDS SolidWorks Assembly of a Robot Vehicle Using Pre-Drawn VEX parts (DDS Photo Works rendered)ConclusionsTo further develop classroom understanding and course laboratories across the introductory,intermediate, and advanced levels of engineering, an initiative to introduce mechanical systemskits has been developed. The initiative incorporates the modularity and integrated softwarecapabilities of the VEX Robotics Development System as well as the SolidWorks CAD and

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia F. Mead, Norfolk State University; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech; Candace A. Cobb, Norfolk State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

curriculum.Faculty researchers at Norfolk State University have launched a project to better understandcommon misconceptions of students as they matriculate through the undergraduate opticalengineering program. The effort has begun with a third-year course on laser systems. The NSUlasers course represents the first opportunity for students to learn and understand how a practicaloptoelectronic system operates, and the course also features an emphasis on design. Manystudents experience difficulty in the course based on factors such as unfamiliar jargon, and thecourse is a re-visitation of several principals that have first been introduced in their freshmanyear Physics course, but may not been strongly reinforced during the second year curriculum.Others

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Myths About Gender and Race

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

evolution of the engineering curriculum since she joined the faculty in 2003. Her current research interests are twofold: as well as her research in biological materials (cur- rently focused on bioderived plastics synthesized by bees), she also researches the engineering student experience, including persistence and migration, differences by gender, and the role of self-efficacy in project-based learning. In 2010, she received an NSF CAREER Award in support of her research on engineering education. Page 22.1081.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Motivation

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State of Manufacturing Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Wendel, Sinclair Community College

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Manufacturing

AC 2011-1008: TRENDS IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION PROGRAMS:2011 REPORTSteve Wendel, Sinclair Community College Steve Wendel Director, National Center for Manufacturing Education www.ncmeresource.org Director, Project Lead The Way - Ohio Affiliate www.pltwohio.org Sinclair Community College 444 W. Third St. Dayton, Ohio 45402 email: steven.wendel@sinclair.edu phone: 937.512.2841 fax: 937.512.2475 Page 22.1553.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 TRENDS IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION PROGRAMS - 2011 REPORT

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Student Learning and Assessment I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey G Marchetta, University of Memphis; Edward H. Perry, University of Memphis; Carol Stephens, Norwich University

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Mechanical Engineering

compared to other components such as graded homework, projects, etc. Instructorsgenerally note an increase in student enthusiasm and attentiveness when instructors link contentin a lecture or worked example with an upcoming exam. Given all those observations, theauthors hypothesized that it may be possible to increase student participation in assignedhomework by explicitly linking the homework with the exam component of the course.The difficulty with explicit linking of the homework to the course exams is that it leads to aregurgitation of homework solutions on the exams. This is not an effective approach inevaluating the student’s understanding of the principles covered in the class. The trick, then, isto give the students incentive to

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Oceans & Marine Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deidre Sullivan, Marine Advanced Technology Education Center; Jill Marie Zande, Marine Advanced Technology Education Center

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Ocean and Marine

. Marine Technology Society Journal. V.39, n.4, pp. 99-104 10 U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, 2004. An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century. 2004. Final Report of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy. Washington D.C., 2004, pp. 413Acknowledgements:This project is supported in part by the National Science Foundation DUE/ATE-0703197 Page 22.1479.6

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A Systems-Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State University; David K. Probst, Southeast Missouri State University

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Systems Engineering

different majors, they canchoose the system they are most familiar with. First they need to gather useful information, andthen set up their system model to simulate its behavior. Two or three students can work as agroup, and they can collaborate and improve the model they created. After completing thesimulation and verification, they need to write a project report and present the result to the wholeclass. Besides, students are also required to write four essays on the remaining five kinds ofsystems. In these essays students need to review the concepts and theories, and include at leastone application.II. Course OutlineThe first part of this course is an introduction to the basic concepts of system thinking. First,stock and flow are introduced as

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A Systems-Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University; Isaiah Waindi, SPSU Systems Engineering Graduate

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Systems Engineering

they seek to modernizeand produce more electricity. They must consider renewable energy systems from the onset ofdevelopment.Renewable EnergyRenewable energy sources offer great potential to solving some of Africa’s energy problems. Asshown in figure four (4), renewable energy use is projected to continue increasing however itdoes not keep pace with use from natural gas or coal. Therefore renewable energy solutions mustbe developed to reduce the dependency on coal for instance.Africa has many avenues for renewable energy including: • Solar power • Geothermal energy • Hydropower • Biomass energy • Wind energy Page 22.1237.7

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morgan M Hynes, Tufts University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Chris Rogers, Tufts University; Megan Kiely Mueller, Tufts University; Xaver Neumeyer, Northwestern University; Richard M. Lerner, Tufts University

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NSF Grantees

usefully provide engineering educators, policy makers, andbusiness and industry leaders heretofore unavailable scientific information about how to assessand to integrate key features of the development of behavioral characteristics in promotingengineering achievement across the college years. Our goal was that this information wouldprovide a model for future engineering education research and a baseline against which futureeducational innovations may be measured. It will also help faculty better balance hard and lifeskill sets in the undergraduate curriculum.To implement our research, the project team designed and conducted a web survey. The surveywas adapted from Freund and Baltes9 and included information about students' majors, GPA,activities

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New Approaches in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Singli Garcia-Otero, Virginia State University; Nasser Ghariban, Virginia State University; Fedra Adnani

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Minorities in Engineering

: Eliminating the Gap in Incoming Academic Preparation”, Journal of STEM Education: Innovations & Research, May/June 2012, Vol. 13 Issue 3, p74-86.5. Adulaal R., Al-Bahi, A., Soliman, A., Iskanderani, F., “Design and Implementation of a Project-Based Active/Cooperative Engineering Design Course for Freshmen”, European Journal of Engineering Education, Aug 2011, Vol. 36 Issue 4, p391-402.6. Malik, Q., Koehler, M., Mishra, P., Buch, N., Shanblatt, M., Pierce, S., “Understanding Student Attitudes in a Freshman Design Sequence”, International Journal of Engineering Education, 2010, Vol. 26 Issue 5, p119-1191. Page 23.11.8

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Research in Engineering Education II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nicola Wendy Sochacka, University of Georgia; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia

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Educational Research and Methods

existing meaning conventions, validation of theory can be established through its“contribution to the formation of meaning conventions in the interpretation community” [50, p.29]. The discussion below identifies this social construction of knowledge in the scientificdiscourse as the crucial factor in establishing overall research quality.DiscussionThis paper presented reflections on a number of challenges to establishing research quality in aqualitative engineering education research project. Based on these challenges a conceptualframework for research quality was presented as a potential starting point for further discoursewithin the research community. From the above reflections, two points emerged that areparticularly pertinent to such a

Conference Session

How Are We Preparing Our Students for the 21st Century Workforce?

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Lee Gutenson, Western Kentucky University; Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Andrew N.S. Ernest, Western Kentucky University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Hybrid Experiential and Distance Learning Educational Model forWater Treatment Plant Operators in Kentucky" (2011). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 1082.http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1082 Page 25.354.6Page 25.354.7Page 25.354.8

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Understanding Our Students II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammed E. Haque P.E., Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-3179: EFFECT OF CLASS ABSENTEEISM ON GRADE PER-FORMANCE: A PROBABILISTIC NEURAL NET (PNN)-BASED GA-TRAINEDMODELDr. Mohammed E. Haque P.E., Texas A&M University Mohammed E. Haque, Ph.D., P.E., is a professor of construction science at Texas A&M University at College Station, Texas. He has more than 20 years of professional engineering experience in analysis, design, and investigation of building, bridges, and tunnel structural projects for various city and state governments as well as private sector. Haque is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, and a member of ASEE, ASCE, and ACI. Haque received a B.S.C.E. from Bangladesh University of Engineering

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. This aspect of our project focused on structure-propertyrelationships in pH sensitive hydrogels for oral insulin delivery. In upcoming work, the activitywill be expanded to include rubber elasticity experiments for the calculation of network meshsize as a function of pH and TEGMA concentration. In addition, drug release and mechanicalproperties will be evaluated as a function of these variables. Through this hands-on activity,students will not only develop skills specific to drug delivery and biomaterials, but in dataacquisition and analysis and engineering design. The laboratory will be implemented into afreshman-level laboratory during Spring 2012. At this time, pre and post-tests will be used togauge student mastery of learning outcomes

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Learning and Assessment II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Mechanical Engineering

used in grading homework assignments andexams. A number of examples of homework problems and projects given in the course forhelping students to learn and apply the fundamental concepts are also included in the paper.Student Access to Solution ManualMost engineering textbooks provide a large number of excellent problems at the end of eachchapter for homework assignments. The publishers also provide solution manuals as a resourcefor the instructors. Most modern solution manuals provide detailed solutions for each problem in Page 25.228.3the textbook. In more recent years the textbooks solution manuals are prepared in digital format,which makes it

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NEW THIS YEAR! - ASEE Main Plenary II: Best Paper Recognition & Industry Day Session: Corporate Member Council Speaker

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gale Tenen Spak, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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ASEE Board of Directors, Corporate Members Council

) as a postdoctoral research assistant for Harvard University. Peter Schmitt went into industry starting as project manager for the development or car phones at AEG in Ulm. In 1995 he moved to the United States to work for BASF in various IT positions, among them Director of Infrastructure in the U.S. and Project Leader for SAP implementations. In 2003, Peter Schmitt founded his own company Schmitt & Associates, which provides Online Training for the industry as well as reporting and analysis tools for business processes. Peter Schmitt has taught at NJIT as adjunct professor and is a member of the ASTD.Cesar Bandera, Cell Podium LLC Cesar Bandera is a founding partner of Cell Podium, an m-learning and m

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Instrumentation in Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew M. Hoff, University of South Florida; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida

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Instrumentation

departments. In addition they wish to thank Dr. T. Fawcett for his valuable assistance.References1. R.C. Lennartz, “Electrophysiology of the undergraduate neuroscience student: a laboratory exercise in human electromyography,” Adv. Physiology Education, 22, 1, S42-S50, (1999).2. S. Waks and N. Sabag, “Technology project learning versus lab experimentation,” J. Sci. Edu. and Technol., 13, 3, 333-341, (2004).3. R. Pflanzer and W. McMullen, Biopac Student Lab, part # MANBSL377, compiled 06272011, www.biopac.com.4. L. Deslauriers, E. Schelew, and C. Wieman, “Improved learning in a large-enrollment physics class,” Science, 532, 862-864, (2011).5. R. Plonsey and R. Barr, Bioelectricity: A Quantitative Approach, 3rd Edition, Kluwer, ISBN 978-0

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Global and Cultural Issues in Construction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca N. Macdonald, East Carolina University; David L. Batie, East Carolina University; Ryan T. Goodman, East Carolina University

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Construction

ask that students relate to a pertinent subjectand use of clear and logically argued premises to support their conclusion. These papers coveredweekly topical issues such as the concept of quality in education and in construction, the Page 25.1449.4appropriateness of social networking as a tool in construction, the role of sustainability in qualityof construction projects/facilities, and LEED construction as a measure of quality. CMGT 4600 Points Related to Writing an Opinion Paper  To give an argument means to offer a set of reasons or evidence in support of a conclusion; or the use of a set of

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Motivation and Self-Efficacy

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hannah Kolar, Arizona State University; Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University; Ashish Amresh, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

software problems/errors 7) wire parts of a hardware system together 8) troubleshoot hardware problemsThese questions allowed us to measure mean scores of self-efficacy for individualcomputing tasks as well as an overall mean score for computing self-efficacy of studentsin STEM majors.The instrument was created and validated using both content and criterion-relatedvalidity. Content validity concerns the extent to which a measurement adequatelysamples a specific domain represented in an instrument.16-18 Content validity came byway of two resources. First, we researched past studies on the field of computing andcomputing-related self-efficacy. We used freshman computing and fused computing-engineering project class syllabi to create the

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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bert Pariser, Technical Career Institutes

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Engineering Physics & Physics

, Pariser co-founded five venture companies, and as a management consultant successfully catalyzed more than $100 million of new shareholder value in client businesses. He has led cross-functional client teams in projects to find and capture value-creating profit and growth opportunities. Pariser is a Trustee of Mutual Fund Series Trust and serves as a member or the audit committee. Pariser received a Ph.D. and M.S. from Columbia University and a B.S. from MIT in electrical engineering. Email: bert.pariser@gmail.com. Page 25.1242.1 c American Society for Engineering Education

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Technological Literacy and Technological Policy

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Heard, Carnegie Mellon University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

25.1268.6References 1. Oosthoek J, Teaching science in a humanities context , Final project report , School of Historical Studies, HaSS Faculty Teaching Fellowship , Newcastle University, 2007 2. Critical Thinking Rubric from Assessing Outcomes and Improving Achievement: Tips and tools for Using Rubrics, edited by Terrel L. Rhodes. Copyright 2010 by the Association of American Colleges and Universities.” last accessed 3/13/2012, http://www.aacu.org/value/rubrics/pdf/CriticalThinking.pdf Page 25.1268.7

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William Peterson

anengineering department with the team setting the goals and project plan subject to managerialapproval.ExecutionThe first night of class I arrived with a syllabus which contained the basics – course description,details of when the course met, my grading philosophy, my contact information (this wasespecially helpful since the course was taught off campus and 40 miles from my office), and myoffice hours. The only class topic on the syllabus was that night – “Introduction and CourseDevelopment”. After introducing myself to the class, since few had been in a class I had taught, Ioffered them the opportunity to develop the remainder of the syllabus for the course based on theclass’s needs and desires, subject to the provisions that the class meet

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William Schonberg; Gary Spring

Education. Division of Policy Analysis and Research.5. Jonsen, R.W. (1993). High school graduates: Projections by state, 1992-2009. Boulder, CO:A joint publication of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, the TeacherInsurance and Annuity Association (TIAA), and the College Board. Office of Research andPolicy Analysis of the Western Interstate Commission for High Education.6. Martin, J. (1994, August 22). Rightsized university. Fortune, 129(6), 17.7. UMR (1997). University of Missouri-Rolla, Fact Book. Rolla, MO: University of Missouri-Rolla Printing Office.8. Fidler, P. (1991). Relationship of freshmen orientation seminars to sophomore return rates.Journal of Freshmen Year Experience, 3, 7-38.9. Pantages, T.J. & Creedon, C.F