Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Orlando R. Baiocchi, University of Washington, Tacoma; David A. Rogers, North Dakota State University; Max H. M. Costa, University of Campinas (Unicamp), School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

research. Institutions in Brazil have had active programs to promote proficiency inPortuguese. Students are admitted to engineering programs in Brazil by competitiveexaminations. At the best Brazilian universities, laboratory facilities are on a par with or betterthan those in some U.S. institutions.Career paths for faculty might differ in both countries, but the goal of continuing growth incompetence is the same. In Brazilian institutions the faculty career involves acquiring themaster’s and doctoral degrees and a formal procedure for progress through full professor bycompetitive examination. The established university in Brazil typically functions with greaterself-governance than its American counterpart. Chairs, deans, and even the university

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State University; Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University; Ramana Gosukonda, Fort Valley State University; Nabil A. Yousif, Fort Valley State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

computerscience course. The projects were designed to engage students in cross-disciplinary activitiesand to enhance their career opportunities in the job market. The first project was concerned withthe design of a data acquisition software system and the second project involved a standard dataacquisition system for condition monitoring of computing equipment. The students who workedon these projects were involved in hands-on activities and gained knowledge and skills that werecross-disciplinary in nature.IntroductionIn recent years, there has been an increasing trend in industry to recruit college graduates withinterdisciplinary as well as cross-disciplinary skills1. Many educators have also emphasized thatit is essential to engage students in

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin V. Fell, California State University, Sacramento

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

effects of earthquakes on steel structures to the point of collapse.Workshop FormatParticipantsThe workshop participants were enrolled on a first-come basis, solicited from NorthernCalifornia home school distribution lists. An email explaining the objectives and format of theworkshop was sent to parents with the notion that the workshop would attract students interestedin technology and engineering careers. While future efforts by the research team may seek to Page 22.669.3reach students who have not considered STEM careers, it was desirable to assemble a captiveaudience for the first offering of the workshop. Furthermore, the home school aspect

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xingguo Xiong, University of Bridgeport; Linfeng Zhang, University of Bridgeport; Lawrence V. Hmurcik, University of Bridgeport; Navarun Gupta, University of Bridgeport

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Electrical and Computer

- …… dot cellular electron elec- based crossbar electronics automata transistor tronics transistor circuit Figure 1. Interdisciplinary field of nanoelectronics2. Current VLSI Curricula in Electrical and Computer Engineering DepartmentTo prepare students in their VLSI career to meet the challenges of modern VLSIdesign, fabrication and testing, a series of VLSI courses have been developed to covercomprehensive fields in VLSI technology. These courses include but are not limitedto: CPE/EE 448D - Introduction to VLSI, EE 548 - Low Power VLSI Circuit Design,EE 458 - Analog VLSI Circuit Design, EE 549 - VLSI testing, etc. The above seriesof VLSI curricula prepare students with knowledge

Conference Session

Research and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Borchers, Kettering University; Sung Hee Park, Kettering University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

outcomes through the interactions and dynamics ofmicro-level elements. Thus, no single-level model can adequately provide a holistic account ofstudent outcomes of entrepreneurship education program because only limited conclusions canbe drawn from a single-level perspective.The third problem is the timing of measure. The ultimate impact sought from entrepreneurialeducation programs is the creation of an entrepreneurial mindset among the students. In order tomeasure whether the program creates entrepreneurial mindset among the students properly, theresearchers may need to wait years before the students graduate and then contribute toinnovations or new ventures in their later careers. This is not an option from the programevaluation perspective

Conference Session

Educating Students for the 21st Century: History, Reflection, and Outcomes

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Joseph, Pace University; Mabel Payne, Independent Education Researcher

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

of the keybenefits of participating in coop ed programs1,4,15. Because coop ed students often obtainedhigher than minimum starting salaries on their full-time jobs they tend to be more loyalemployees when compared to peers with lower starting salaries4. However, the actual length oftime the salary advantage lasts is arguable. Some researchers contend that the salary advantageseems to vanish within five years5,15. What seems to be less arguable are that women and thosewho would otherwise have little or no related work experience prior to full-time employmenttend to benefit more from coop ed experiences5,15. Moreover, students benefit from coop edprograms in other ways. Some of these ways include clearer career goals, marketable

Conference Session

Technological Literacy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

result, educators must place additional emphasis on two complementary goals.First, all students must be prepared to be proficient in science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) subjects. Second, students must be inspired and motivated to learn STEMsubjects and pursue STEM Careers (Prepare to Inspire10, 2010). The bottom line is in order to beadequately prepared for the future; the past (tools, technologies, processes, and events) must beclearly understood.MethodThe method used to develop these lectures was based on tracing the historical impact of atechnology from its humble roots all the way through to its modern day counterpart. It becomes ajourney that the particular technology made over time, perhaps hundreds of years. During

Conference Session

Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Andrew N.S. Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Joseph L. Gutenson, Western Kentucky University, Center for Water Resource Studies

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College Industry Partnerships

economic10 expertsalike. In fact, observations by T.P. Wright (1936)11, an aeronautical engineer, found that thenumber of labor hours required to produce an airframe was inversely proportional to the numberof airframes of the same type which were produced. What this means to developing wateroperators is that their educational training will function optimally if they perform tasks which aresimilar, if not the same, to those that they would perform during their careers. Therefore, theWTI program has embraced this time-tested philosophy.In effect, the WTI degree program is designed to integrate the established hands-on requirementsthat operators must meet in order to maintain their licensure with a classroom educationalcomponent, ultimately fulfilling

Conference Session

Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Two Year College Division

applications.Monterrey’s Electronic School (Escuela Electrónica Monterrey ESEM): ESEM is a technicalschool located in downtown Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, in the Northern Mexico area. The curriculashould prepare students for a variety of employment opportunities. ESEM offers short, objective,and productive courses. The school offers the 10 most requested technical careers requested bycompanies; the program durations are four, five, or six semesters long depending on specialty.The programs are short compared to professional careers, and they are practical because theprograms are combined with theory and practice, taking place in workshops and laboratories ofthe institution.The “Machining and Tooling Technician” program offered by ESEM requires 69 credit hours

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G. Rethwisch, University of Iowa; Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Melissa Chapman Haynes, Independent External Evaluation Consultant, Professional Data Analysts, Inc.; Soko S. Starobin, Iowa State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

A Longitudinal Evaluation of Project Lead The Way in the State of IowaAbstractThe State of Iowa has implemented Project Lead The Way (PLTW), a sequence of pre-engineering courses for students in middle and high schools. The intent of PLTW is to increasestudent interest in STEM careers through a rigorous, project-based curriculum. Despite thepopularity and rapid expansion of PLTW program in Iowa, little is known about its efficacy.This is partially due to the lack of studies with robust data, such as comprehensive statewide K-12 and postsecondary databases, or the lack of a control group where pre-existing differences instudent demographic characteristics, PLTW course enrollment, academic performance, andstandardized tests are considered

Conference Session

Alternative Energy Laboratory Experiences

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik A. Mayer, Pittsburg State University; Albert Leroy Powell, Bowling Green State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

sink circuit, developed the LabVIEW program, loaded theappropriate firmware into the DAQ, programmed it, and acquired I-V curves. This was doneover the course of a summer, and the student previously had only a freshman electronics classand no prior experience with LabVIEW or op-amps.The student outcomes for this lab were to make the student more aware of renewable energytechniques, in particular the use of solar cells, and what role they played in the generation ofenergy. Student outcome assessment was performed with a questionnaire with the followingquestions: How did this experiment influence your career choices? Are you more likely toconsider a career in renewable energy in the future? How did this experiment affect yourawareness of

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Gaffar Gailani; Sidi Berri; NIEVES ANGULO

NASA(3a) Articulation with between Hostos Community College (HCC) and City Tech.HCC engineering program is located within the Math and the Natural Science Departments. It wasestablished in 2003 by Dr. Nieves Angulo, to meet the needs of the growing number of minoritystudents who are interested in pursuing a career in engineering. The purpose of the program is tooffer the first required two years in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil and Chemical engineering tostudents planning to enter and continue studies in those fields. The program has grown rapidly sinceit began in 2003 with fewer than 10 students to reach 164 students in the Spring of 2010, making itone of the fastest growing programs at HCC. Enrollment has increased 41.2% from the spring 2009

Conference Session

Research and Models for Professional Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Augusto Z. Macalalag Jr., Stevens Institute of Technology; Chris Jurado, Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

century skills will be comparedto the skills sets defined in a framework developed by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills(see Table 1) LEARNING AND INNOVATION SKILLS  1  Creativity and Innovation  2  Critical Thinking and Problem Solving  3  Communication  4  Collaboration      INFORMATION, MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS  1  Information Literacy  2  Media Literacy  3  Information, Communications, and Technology Literacy      LIFE AND CAREER SKILLS  1  Flexibility and Adaptability  2  Initiative and

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Electronic Systems

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-2745: INNOVATIVE SENIOR PROJECT PROGRAM PARTNER-ING UNIVERSITY AND CORPORATE PARTNERSEric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Electronic Systems Eric P. Pearson is the Sector Director of Development Programs for the Electronic Systems Sector of Northrop Grumman Corporation. After several years as an organizational Staff Manager and the Antenna Integrated Product Team lead for major radar programs he began the development of Internship, Co-op, New Graduate Engineering rotation and Early Career Leadership Training Programs. Eric carries a pas- sion for assisting soon-to-be and recent university graduates as they develop their technical, professional and leadership skills through their early careers in

Conference Session

Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa I. Zelaya, Clemson University; Melissa Dorlette-Paul, Clemson University; Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University; Carey W. Castle, Greenville Technical College

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Engineering Technology

collaborators, however, are merely one component of this strongpartnership. The CA2VES enterprise will bring together a South Carolina four-year institution, ten SouthCarolina two-year institutions, several South Carolina K-12 education partners, and three wellrecognized regional ATE center partners in the country. CA2VES will aim to disseminatecurriculum and faculty development materials for two-year institutions, disseminate recruitmentmaterials to high-school and career centers, and hold webinars to provide information aboutongoing center activities. These efforts will culminate in creating a SC-A2 network (and later anational network) for the advancement of aviation and automotive technology education. Thispaper will discuss South Carolina’s

Conference Session

FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Judith A. Garzolini, Boise State University; Gary LeRoy Hunt, Boise State University; Joe Guarino, Boise State University; Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Susan Shadle, Boise State University; Cheryl B. Schrader, Boise State University

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First-Year Programs

, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) retention efforts at Boise State. She functions on campus as both the project coordinator for a $1 million grant from the Na- tional Science Foundation and the Idaho Science Talent Expansion Program (STEP), and as the first ever campus coordinator for STEM retention. Garzolini has a long term professional interest in increasing the participation and success of students in STEM fields. Throughout her career, she has provided extensive professional leadership and service to the Society of Women Engineers at the national level, and in 2007 was national society president. Garzolini has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Wayne State University and an MBA from UC

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyed Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University, (first, corresponding author)

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Information Technology Conference, June 7-9 hosted by University of Windsor and 2002/2003 ASEE ECE Division Chair. He is IEEE Education Society Membership Development Chair and Van Valkenburg Early Career Teaching Award Chair. He was the ECE Program Chair of the 2002 ASEE Annual Confer- ence, Montreal, Quebec, June 16-19. Professor Mousavinezhad received Michigan State University ECE Department’s Distinguished Alumni Award, May 2009, ASEE ECE Division’s 2007 Meritorious Service Award, ASEE/NCS Distinguished Service Award, April 6, 2002, for significant and sustained leadership. In 1994 he received ASEE Zone II Outstanding Campus Representative Award. He is also a Senior Mem- ber of IEEE, has been a reviewer for IEEE

Conference Session

WIED Olio

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder; Susan Jurow, University of Colorado at Boulder; Wendy C. Chi, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Women in Engineering

the same time, knowing whatactions and individual characteristics lead to acceptance in a graduate program and an eventualacademic career assists students in navigating their engineering careers towards academia. Inother words, a program participant who begins to be viewed by professors and peers as aresearcher, as ―graduate school bound;‖ who talks about what she will do as a professor; whogoes to academic conferences and studies for the GRE could be seen as accepting the pathwaytowards the professoriate.Individuals‘ learning pathways in a community arise from multiple factors related to thecommunity‘s routine practices and the individual‘s historically-developed dispositions andambitions.18 The local community, or the specific group of

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Lemoine, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; James K. Nelson, University of Texas, Tyler; Lynn L. Peterson, University of Texas, Arlington; James Sells, San Jacinto College, Central Campus; Mary Eileen Smith, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

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Two Year College Division

national committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers for curriculum redesign supporting the civil engineering body of knowledge. He is actively engaged in developing strategies for enhancing the STEM education pipeline in Texas and nationally, and has testified before the Texas Senate in that regard. He served on a committee of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop a statewide articulation compact for mechanical engineering. He also served on the Texas State Board of Education committee preparing the standards for career and technical education. He is currently serving on the Engineering Education Task Force of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.Lynn L. Peterson

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan F. Arratia, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico; Martina Y. Trucco, Hewlett-Packard Labs; Luis F. Font, Ana G. Mendez University System

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Electrical and Computer

government to effect change in education and foster economic development.Luis F. Font, Ana G. Mendez University System Luis F. Font has a B.S. in Biological Sciences from University of Puerto Rico; and a M.B.A. in Marketing from Universidad Metropolitana of Puerto Rico. Luis has been working with students for his entire pro- fessional career. In 2005 he started as an Auxiliary Librarian helping and orientating students with their academic work. Later, he became AHORA Program Coordinator at Metropolitan University where he administrated the entire academic organization and execution programs in education, business and com- puter sciences. Luis has worked as Business Administration Professor where he teaches Marketing and

Conference Session

Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip H. Harding, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

Engineering Education, 2011 Design of a Senior Laboratory Sequence to Guide Students in Multiple Academic Programs Towards Workforce PreparednessAbstractThis paper describes the integration of upper division experiential laboratory and project coursesin the chemical engineering, biological engineering, and environmental engineering programs atOregon State University. Student enrollment has doubled during this 5 year process. The year-long integrated curriculum is built around a theme of “college to career” transition and targets awide array of learning objectives. This paper focuses on three: experimental methodology,communication, and project management. It is demonstrated that the dramatic changes havebeen implemented while successfully

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C Smith, University of Virginia; Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

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Systems Engineering

earn the degree without career interruption. • Taught by full time faculty of the Systems Engineering Department and the University’s Graduate School of Business Administration. • Weekend format – Classes meet on Fridays and Saturdays every other week with two full weeks in residence. • Cohort learning model – provides support during the program and a strong professional network afterward. • Comprehensive tuition covers instruction, books, software, and lodging and meals. • Integrated curriculum concept developed by the faculties of the Systems Engineering Department and the School of Business with input from the Department’s Executive Advisory Board

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment in SE Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet E. Burge, Miami University; Paul V. Anderson, Miami University, Ohio; Michael Carter, North Carolina State University; Gerald C. Gannod, Miami University; Mladen A. Vouk, North Carolina State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2011-2041: INTEGRATING COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTION THROUGH-OUT COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CURRIC-ULAJanet E. Burge, Miami University Janet Burge is an Assistant Professor in the Miami University Computer Science and Software Engineer- ing department. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2005) and performed her undergraduate work at Michigan Technological University (1984). Her research in- terests include design rationale, software engineering, AI in design, and knowledge elicitation. She is a co-author (with Jack Carroll, Ray McCall,and Ivan Mistrik) of the book ”Rationale-Based Software En- gineering”. Dr. Burge is a recipient of a NSF CAREER Award for

Conference Session

WIED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna M. Zajicek, University of Arkansas; Shauna A. Morimoto, University of Arkansas; Aparna S. Terdalkar, University of Arkansas; Valerie H. Hunt, University of Arkansas; Joseph J. Rencis, University of Arkansas; Rodica Lisnic, University of Arkansas

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Women in Engineering

explicitly targeted “recruitment” or “hiring” efforts.The initial selection of all recruitment initiatives was conducted by one of the team members, aformer graduate student, under the supervision of the first author. The final analysis ofrecruitment initiatives was conducted independently by three social science faculty. Each facultymember reviewed all initially selected recruitment initiatives and assigned them to one of thefollowing categories: Family-Friendly; Dual Career; Creating a Diverse Pool of Applicants;Training/Workshops for Search Committees; Workshops for Search Committees on Bias in theApplicant Review Processes; Networking/Collaborations; Facilitating Recruitment and CampusVisits; Mentoring; Start-up Funding; and the Development of

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

each activity will also be offered. Next, key alterations made over thepast eight years in order to improve the class will be identified.Although this team-teaching configuration is of demonstrable value to students in their academicand professional careers 3, alternative configurations have been introduced at this and other Proceedings of the 2011 PSW American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference  Copyright © 2011, American Society for Engineering Education  2   universities over the last several years. A

Conference Session

Liberal Education Revisited: Five Historical Perspectives

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College, Dublin

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the colleges, and the development of extra- curricular activities. (e) The establishment of contact with institutions abroad.The liberal studies controversy and its evaluation.It is not surprising that the introduction of liberal studies was controversial. Argumentsraged about content and teaching method, whether or not they should be examined,subjects' available to students, compulsory attendance and undue overloading of thestudents by subjects not thought necessary to their professional career. At the time there was a growing body of research in technological education andresearches on various aspects of liberal education in technical colleges were wellrepresented (see notes 8 & 15). The focus of this study is on a small

Conference Session

Qualitative Research Programs & International Research Experience from Around the World

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yating Chang, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joe J.J. Lin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Juila D. Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Shen, Purdue University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Eckhard A. Groll, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edwin Daniel Hirleman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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International

AC 2011-2149: INTERSECTING CULTURAL IMAGES: TRANSFORMA-TIVE GLOBAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERREPRESENTEDENGINEERING STUDENTSYating Chang, Purdue University, West Lafayette Chang started her professional career as the Study Abroad Director at Western Kentucky University from 2001-2006, where she drove a 3X increase in overseas educational experiences, working with a predom- inately local/in-state student population that does not have a natural inclination for study abroad (many being the first in their family to attend college). This work experience has become her focus and engage- ment of under-represented population in Education Abroad, focusing on students in science and engineer- ing disciplines. Her main

Conference Session

Using Web-Resources and Literature to Teach Engineering in P-8

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lucy McAuliffe, Smith College; Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College; Sonia Katrin Ellis, Smith College; Isabel Huff, Smith College; Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

boys are more often encouraged toexplore hands-on activities than girls, and where gender stereotypes in computer games aimed atyounger learners appeal more to boys than to girls. Alice Parker, an engineering professor at theUniversity of Southern California, also notes the importance of engaging female learners withengineering at a young age: “It’s important to reach them in middle school because in highschool, attitudes and preferences about career choices are already becoming entrenched, and itbecomes more difficult to change their minds.”6 To be most effective, engineering education at the middle school level (and all levels)must not only engage learners, but also support deep, intentional learning. Deep learningconnotes an

Conference Session

Rethinking PowerPoint and Other Acts of Communication

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elena Poltavtchenko, Northern Arizona University; John Tingerthal, Northern Arizona University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Management faculty at Northern Arizona University in 2007. His engineer- ing career spans a wide variety of design and forensic engineering experiences. He spent the first eight years of his career performing structural consulting engineering in Chicago. This work culminated with design work on the Minneapolis Public Library and the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison Wiscon- sin. He was also involved with forensic investigations in Iowa and Wisconsin and participated in structural coordination efforts at Ground Zero in September of 2001. He holds professional engineering licenses in the States of Arizona an Illinois. He is currently working on a Doctorate of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in

Conference Session

State of Manufacturing Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

engineers are coming out of education systems where they have the opportunity to coop during there education. The [college], now [college] is an excellent example of a solid well rounded education. ● Tie the educational process to industry ASAP. Real world involvement ● LEAN! This drives most major decisions made in my organization ● Looking back at my experience while in school, I have fond memories of courses, I feel, prepared me for an engineering career by assigning projects that had required objectives and milestones. Those types of work fully prepared us for our own experiences once we graduated and were responsible for our own assignments and workload. ● I think that automotive is a huge